Juan Cruz Monteagudo (born 26 October 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Defensores de Belgrano.
Career Nueva Chicago was Monteagudo's first club. He became a senior member of their first-team during the 2015 Primera División campaign, though didn't appear in a matchday squad as the club was relegated to Primera B Nacional. He made his bow versus Independiente Rivadavia on 5 March 2016, prior to scoring his opening goal in April against Villa Dálmine in a 6–4 victory. Monteagudo featured nine times in 2016, the last appearance coming in a defeat to Crucero del Norte which he left after eighty-eight minutes via a straight red card. Forty-nine appearances occurred in the next three campaigns for the Mataderos outfit, along with one further goal.
June 2019 saw Monteagudo agree an eighteen-month loan deal with Deportes Puerto Montt, effective with the Chilean transfer window's opening on 23 July.
He then joined Catania of Italian Serie C in 2021. On 9 April 2022, he was released together with all of his Catania teammates following the club's exclusion from Italian football due to its inability to overcome a number of financial issues.
On 25 July 2022, Monteagudo signed with Serie C club Viterbese.
On 20 July 2023, Monteagudo moved to Virtus Francavilla.
Career statistics . + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNueva Chicago2015Primera División0000——00002016Primera B Nacional9100——00912016–1716020——001802017–1823000——002302018–198100——0081Career total56220——00582
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