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{{short description|Bolivian footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Arce|Justiniano|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Juan Carlos Arce
| image = Juan Carlos Arce.jpg
| caption = Arce with Terek Grozny in 2010
| fullname = Juan Carlos Arce Justiniano
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]], Bolivia
| height = 1.76 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[winger (association football)|winger]]
| currentclub = [[Club Blooming|Blooming]]
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Tahuichi Academy]]
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = [[Oriente Petrolero]]
| years1 = 2003–2010
| clubs1 = [[Oriente Petrolero]]
| caps1 = 147
| goals1 = 24
| years2 = 2006
| clubs2 = → [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]] (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = → [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] (loan)
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2007–2008
| clubs4 = → [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] (loan)
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2008
| clubs5 = → [[Seongnam FC|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]] (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2009
| clubs6 = → [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]] (loan)
| caps6 = 15
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2010
| clubs7 = [[FC Akhmat Grozny|Terek Grozny]]
| caps7 = 20
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2011–2012
| clubs8 = [[Oriente Petrolero]]
| caps8 = 33
| goals8 = 9
| years9 = 2012–2020
| clubs9 = [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
| caps9 = 235
| goals9 = 72
| years10 = 2021–2022
| clubs10 = [[Club Always Ready|Always Ready]]
| caps10 = 61
| goals10 = 9
| years11 = 2023–
| clubs11 = [[Club Blooming|Blooming]]
| caps11 = 44
| goals11 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2022
| nationalteam1 = [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 88
| nationalgoals1 = 15<!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| club-update = 11 December 2023
| nationalteam-update = 18:27, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
}}

'''Juan Carlos Arce Justiniano''' (born 10 April 1985) is a Bolivian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] or [[winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Club Blooming|Blooming]] and the [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia national team]].

==Club career==
===Oriente Petrolero===
Born in [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]], Arce started his career at Bolivia's famous youth academy [[Academia Tahuichi]]. In 2003 aged 18, Arce signed for [[Bolivian Primera División]] club [[Oriente Petrolero]]. In his debut season Arce played fifteen games scoring two goals and won the [[2003 Copa Aerosur]] in the process. Following his debut season, Arce played forty four games in 2004 – cementing his position in the first team – scoring seven goals and helped the team to a [[2004 Copa Aerosur#Semi-Final|Semi-finals]] finish in the [[Copa Aerosur]].

Arce played fifteen games, scoring just three during the [[2009 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season#Torneo Apertura|2009]] opening start to the season.

After less than one year after leaving the club, Arce returned and played two more season including both [[2011 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season|2011 Bolivian Premera División]] and [[2011–12 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season|2011–12 Bolivian Primera División]]. Arce scored six goals in his remaining seasons with the club playing only twenty three games. Arce played a total of 170 games for ''Albiverdes'' scoring 30 goals.

===Brazil===
In 2005, Arce played a total of thirty nine games scoring eight and helped the team [[2005 Copa Aerosur#Final|win]] its second [[Copa Aerosur]] in three years. In 2006, after playing thirty four games for [[Oriente Petrolero]] – scoring four times – Arce was loaned out to [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]] club [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]], playing only in non-league fixtures.

The following season ([[2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2007]]) in January 2007, Arce was loaned out again to [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]] club [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.futepoca.com.br/2006/12/corinthians-traz-boliviano-dispensado.html|title=Corinthians traz boliviano dispensado pela Lusa|work=Futepoca.com.br|date=8 December 2006|language=pt}}</ref> Arce played eighteen games for the ''Timão'' scoring just two goals. Despite having a good season with the Corinthians, Arce couldn't help the team avoid relegation, and with the arrival of a new manager he was removed from the squad. Arce also scored two more goals playing in the [[2007 Copa do Brasil]]

Following the start of the [[2009 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season|2009 Bolivian Primera División]], Arce was loaned out to Brazil for a third time joining [[2008 Copa do Brasil]] champions, and [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]] club [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport Recife]] for a sixth-month period with the option to require his rights. Playing fifteen games and scoring four goals, Sport Recife finished last and were relegated to [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]].

===Asia===
After multiple loans out to Brazil, Arce was loaned out to the [[Qatar Stars League]] club [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] for the [[2007–08 Qatar Stars League|2007–08 season]]. However, he found the language and the way of life there difficult, <ref>{{Cite web|date=8 February 2017|title=Juan Carlos Arce, un jugador de clase internacional|url=http://www.revista-cabala.com/2017/02/08/juan-carlos-arce-un-jugador-de-clase-internacional/|access-date=13 October 2020|website=revista-cabela.com}}</ref> despite managing to score 3 goals.

Arce, once again was loaned out, this came after playing one season in [[Qatar]]. He joined [[Seongnam FC]] for the remainder of the [[2008 K League|2008 K League season]], however, Arce played just ten games before leaving the club and returning to Bolivia. After a few months in his home country, he joined [[Sport Recife]] of Brazil in 2009, making 15 appearances and scoring 4 goals. 

===Akhmat Grozny===
In 2010, Arce joined [[Russian Premier League]] side [[FC Akhmat Grozny]] signing a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://boliviasol.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/boliviano-arce-a-rusia-para-enrolarse-al-terek-grozny/|title=Boliviano Arce a Rusia para enrolarse al Terek Grozny|work=BoliviaSol|date=22 February 2010|language=es}}</ref> After only twenty games with the side and finishing just above relegation, Arce left the club and returned to Bolivia.

===Bolívar===
In January 2012, Arce signed for [[Bolivian Primera División]] giants [[Club Bolívar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://eju.tv/2012/01/el-conejo-arce-es-el-nuevo-refuerzo-de-bolvar-para-la-copa-libertadores/|title="El Conejo" Arce es el nuevo refuerzo de Bolívar para la Copa Libertadores|work=Eju.tv|date=21 January 2012|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.la-razon.com/index.php?_url=/marcas/futbol/Claure-confirma-Conejo-Arce-Bolivar_0_1551444935.html|title=Claure confirma el fichaje de El Conejo Arce en Bolívar|work=La Razón|date=21 January 2012|language=es}}</ref> Arce made his debut for the club in the [[2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage#Group 3|2012 Copa Libertadores]]. Coming on as substitute in the 63rd minute replacing [[Jhasmani Campos]] in there 1–1 draw against [[Chile]]an side [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] in [[Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo]], [[Santiago]].

Arce scored his first goal for Bolívar in [[2012–13 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano season#Torneo Apertura|2012]] against [[La Paz F.C.|La Paz]] scoring in the 89th minute after coming on as a substitute.

==International career==
Arce made his debut on 6 July 2004 in the [[2004 Copa América]] against host nation [[Peru national football team|Peru]] in a 2–2 draw at the [[Estadio Nacional del Perú|National Stadium]], [[Lima]]. Since his debut in 2004, Arce has been capped over 70 times for [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]], scoring a total of 12 goals.

Arce has competed at five [[Copa América]] tournaments ([[2004 Copa América|2004]], [[2007 Copa América|2007]], [[2011 Copa América|2011]], [[Copa América Centenario|2016]], [[2021 Copa América|2021]]), and played through five [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualifying]] campaigns ([[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010]], [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2014]], [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2018]], [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2022]]).

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.''<ref>[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8155/Juan_Carlos_Arce.html Juan Carlos Arce – Statistics]</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html Appearances for Bolivia National Team]</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-arce-intl.html Juan Carlos Arce – International Appearances]</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:85%;"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
!scope=col|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope=row|1
|15 November 2006
|[[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]], Bolivia
|align=center|8
|{{fb|SLV}} || align=center | '''2'''–0
|align=center | 5–1
|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|
|-
!scope=row|2
|26 June 2007
|rowspan=2|[[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]], Venezuela
|align=center|11
|rowspan=2|{{fb|VEN}}
|align=center | '''1'''–0
|align=center | 2–2
|[[2007 Copa América#Group A|2007 Copa América]]
|align=center |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=A&id=2&slangab=E|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122027/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=A&id=2&slangab=E|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2007|title=Competiciones Evento Reporte: Venezuela 2–2 Bolivia|publisher=[[CONMEBOL]]|date=26 June 2007}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|3
|21 November 2007
|align=center|17
|align=center | '''2'''–1
|align=center | 3–5
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|align=center |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250491/match=300032145/index.html#nosticky|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412001220/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250491/match=300032145/index.html#nosticky|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2018|title=Match Report: Venezuela – Bolivia|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=20 November 2007}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|4
|9 February 2011
|[[Mardan Sports Complex]], [[Antalya]], Turkey
|align=center|20
|{{fb|LAT}}
|align=center | '''1'''–2
|align=center | 1–2
|rowspan=3|Friendly
|
|-
!scope=row|5
|10 August 2011
|[[Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera]], [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]], Bolivia
|align=center|24
|{{fb|PAN}}
|align=center | '''1'''–0
|align=center | 1–3
|
|-
!scope=row|6
|18 November 2014
|rowspan=3|Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia
|align=center|44
|rowspan=2|{{fb|VEN}}
|align=center | '''3'''–2
|align=center | 3–2
|
|-
!scope=row|7
|12 November 2015
|align=center|47
|align=center | '''2'''–0
|align=center | 4–2
|rowspan=2|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|align=center |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300338196/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816122131/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300338196/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2016|title=Match Report: Bolivia – Venezuela|publisher=FIFA|date=12 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://estadisticas.conmebol.com/html/v3/index.html?channel=deportes.futbol.eliminatorias.2381820&lang=es_LA|title=Bolivia – Venezuela|publisher=CONMEBOL|date=12 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://peru.com/futbol/eliminatorias-rusia-2018/bolivia-vs-venezuela-resumen-y-goles-eliminatorias-rusia-2018-noticia-419250|title=Bolivia vs Venezuela: Resumen y goles por Eliminatorias Rusia 2018|website=Peru.com|date=12 November 2015|language=es|access-date=11 April 2018|archive-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082153/https://peru.com/futbol/eliminatorias-rusia-2018/bolivia-vs-venezuela-resumen-y-goles-eliminatorias-rusia-2018-noticia-419250|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|8
|24 March 2016
|align=center|48
|{{fb|COL}}
|align=center | '''1'''–2
|align=center | 2–3
|align=center |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300338203/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816105409/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300338203/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2016|title=Match Report: Bolivia – Colombia|publisher=FIFA|date=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/03/25/cardona-strikes-late-colombia-down-valiant-bolivia|title=Cardona strikes late as Colombia down valiant Bolivia|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]|date=25 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/south-america-world-cup-qualifiers-argentina-edge-chile-james-rodriguez-scores-for-colombia/news-story/766a201010cdd7e989426fd10dba50bf|title=South America World Cup Qualifiers: Argentina edge Chile, James Rodríguez scores for Colombia|publisher=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports Australia]]|date=25 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|9
|7 June 2016
|[[Camping World Stadium]], [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], United States
|align=center|50
|{{fb|PAN}}
|align=center | '''1'''–1
|align=center | 1–2
|[[Copa América Centenario Group D|Copa América Centenario]]
|align=center |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016/06/06/panama-bolivia-copa-america-live-gamecast-score|title=Blas Perez's two goals lead Panama over Bolivia at Copa America|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2644643-copa-america-results-2016-monday-group-results-tables-and-updated-schedule|title=Copa America Results 2016: Monday Group Results, Tables and Updated Schedule|publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=7 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/soccer/copa-america-panama-vs-bolivia-pictures-1.11884859|title=Copa América: Panama vs. Bolivia|publisher=[[Newsday]]|date=6 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|10
|28 March 2017
|rowspan=5|Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia
|align=center|59
|{{fb|ARG}}
|align=center | '''1'''–0
|align=center | 2–0
|rowspan=2|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|align=center |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300362077/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701130741/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300362077/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2017|title=Match Report: Bolivia – Argentina|publisher=FIFA|date=28 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39426302|title=World Cup qualifying: Argentina lose 2-0 to Bolivia hours after Lionel Messi is banned|newspaper=[[BBC Sport]]|date=29 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-au/match/bolivia-v-argentina/2v55j96tw2gatxl321b1n2bc9|title=Bolivia 2 Argentina 0: More Messi-less misery for Bauza|website=[[Goal (website)|Goal.com]]|date=28 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|11
|5 September 2017
|align=center|61
|{{fb|CHI}}
|align=center | '''1'''–0
|align=center | 1–0
|align=center |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300362087/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901153207/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300362087/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2017|title=Match Report: Bolivia – Chile|publisher=FIFA|date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/alexis-sanchezs-chile-fall-1-11118831|title=Alexis Sanchez fails to inspire Chile in 1-0 defeat by Bolivia after Juan Arce scores from the spot|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=5 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|12
|12 November 2020
|align=center|71
|{{fb|ECU}}
|align=center | '''1'''–0
|align=center | 2–3
|rowspan=3|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|align=center |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/match/400104550/#match-timeline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224035211/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/match/400104550/#match-timeline|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2020|title=Match Report: Bolivia – Ecuador|publisher=FIFA|date=12 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|13
|rowspan=2|16 November 2021
|rowspan=2 align=center|85
|rowspan=2|{{fb|URU}}
|align=center | '''1'''–0
|rowspan=2 align=center | 3–0
|rowspan=2 align=center |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/561033|title=Bolivia vs. Uruguay - Football Match Report - November 16, 2021 - ESPN}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|14
|align=center | '''3'''–0
|-
!scope=row|15
|21 January 2022
|[[Estadio Olímpico Patria]], [[Sucre]], Bolivia
|align=center|86
|align=center|{{fb|TRI}}
|align=center | '''1'''–0
|align=center | 5–0
|Friendly
|
|}

==References==
{{Commons category}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerway|juan-carlos-arce-justiniano/9057}}
* {{K League player}}
* [https://www.paginasiete.bo/campeones/2019/4/1/arce-capitan-de-bolivar-de-su-familia-la-historia-del-conejo-sophia-adanae-213763.html Juan Carlos Arce Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716200154/https://www.paginasiete.bo/campeones/2019/4/1/arce-capitan-de-bolivar-de-su-familia-la-historia-del-conejo-sophia-adanae-213763.html |date=16 July 2020 }}
* {{NFT|8155}}

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