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Junior Firpo

ジュニオル・フィルポ　/　じゅにおる・ふぃるぽ

Association football player from Dominican Republic

August 22, 1996 (age 29)　・　Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

association football player

My Take

Junior Firpo is the kind of player I find quietly compelling, because his story complicates the usual football map. Born in Santo Domingo, he came up through the Dominican side of his identity yet built his career in Spanish football, eventually playing left-back at La Liga's Real Betis. What strikes me is the decision to represent the Dominican Republic on the international stage rather than chase a more conventional path. There isn't much public detail about his private life, and I respect that, but as a profile he reads as someone bridging two footballing worlds, which I think makes him worth following.

Overview

Héctor Junior Firpo Adames (born 22 August 1996), known as Junior Firpo, is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Real Betis and the Dominican Republic national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Junior Firpo
Name (Japanese): ジュニオル・フィルポ
Reading: じゅにおる・ふぃるぽ
Born: August 22, 1996 (age 29)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rat
Origin: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/juniorfirpo3/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9D

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