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Juan David Cabezas
Colombian association football player

Juan David Cabezas

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Colombian association football player
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Cali, Colombia
Age
33 years
Stats
Height:
183 cm
Weight:
108 kg
Sports Teams
Millonarios
Deportivo Cali
Cúcuta Deportivo
Colombia national under-20 football team
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Biography

Juan David Cabezas Núñez (born 27 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who is a Free Agent

Club career

Deportivo Cali

Cabezas joined the Deportivo Cali in 2000, spending 9 years in the academy. Cabezaz made his first team debut for Deportivo Cali in a Categoria Primera A match on 7 March 2009, coming on as a sub in a 2–1 win against Junior. He would pick up 2 more appearances that year.

The following season Cabezas went on loan to fellow Primera A club Cúcuta Deportivo. He made 6 league appearances before going out on loan again the following year, this time to La Equidad He got his first taste of the Copa Sudamericana while with La Equidad, getting a start in a 1–0 defeat to Club Libertad on 14 September 2011

Cabezas returned to Deportivo Cali in 2011, but only made 27 appearances before going out on loan again, this time to Once Caldes. He helped Los Albos qualify for the playoffs in both seasons with the club.

Deportivo Cali gave Cabezas another chance in 2014 and he didn't disappoint. The club reached the playoffs in 2014 and 2015 and he helped them become 2015 Apertura Champions.

In 2016, looking for more consistent game time, Cabezas went on loan to Independiente Medellín. He became a key player for DIM. In the 2016 Apertura finals against Junior, Cabezas scored the equalizing goal in the first leg, They went on to win 3–1 on aggregate.

Houston Dynamo

Cabezaz Joined the Dynamo and on loan for the 2017 season. He quickly established himself as a key figure in countryman Wilmer Cabrerea's side, getting his MLS debut by coming off the bench in the second match of the season. He recorded his first Dynamo goal on 29 July, an equalizer in a 2–2 draw with the Portland Timbers. After helping lead the Dynamo to the MLS Playoffs, Cabezas played every minute as Houston reached the Conference Finals. His strong season saw him be named team MVP for the 2017 season.Wilmer Cabrera described Cabezas as "a top player in the midfield for us and is a natural ball winner."The Dynamo rewarded his good performances by acquiring him on a permanent deal in December 2017.

Cabezas was plagued with injuries in 2018. In the first game of the season, he picked up a thigh muscle strain, forcing him to come off after 15 minutes and causing him to miss the next 9 games. In his first game since back from injury, he picked up another thigh injury that caused him to miss over 3 months and 20 games. Later he picked up another muscle injury that caused him to miss the final 3 games of the season. The team greatly missed him throughout the season,going 5-1-1 across all competitions when Cabezas played while only going 6-7-15 across all competitions in games Cabezas missed.

The Dynamo and Cabezas opened 2019 on 19 February with a CONCACAF Champions League match agains CD Guastatoya. Despite Houston getting the 1-0 win, Cabezaa was forced off due to picking up an injury. After making 2 appearances with the Dynamo's USL Championship affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC to regain fitness, Cabezas returned to the Dynamo lineup on 13 April in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. He would find the back of the net for his second goal as a Dynamo on 9 August in a 3-2 defeat to New York City FC. On 11 September, Cabezas injured his knee after a reckless challenge from an opponent. The Dynamo would go onto defeat Minnesota United 2-0, but Cabezas would miss the rest of the season.

On 21 November, Cabezas had his contract option declined.

Personal

Cabezas received his U.S. green card in January 2019, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career Statistics

As of 2 November 2018
Club PerformanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ColombiaLeagueCopa ColombiaCONMEBOLOtherTotal
Deportivo Cali2009Categoría Primera A300030
201120200040
20129010100
20139240132
20141964230268
201532120341
Deportivo Cali Total74913230009011
Cúcuta Deportivo (loan)2010Categoría Primera A600060
La Equidad (loan)2011Categoría Primera A10001020
Once Caldas (loan)2013Categoría Primera A18300183
201416200162
Once CaldasTotal345000000345
Independiente Medellín (loan)2016Categoría Primera A292713000392
United StatesLeagueUS Open CupCONCACAFPlayoffsTotal
Houston Dynamo (loan)2017Major League Soccer2710050321
Houston Dynamo2018601070
20191512020191
Dynamo Total482302050582
Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)2019USLC3030
Career Totals19518233905023221

Honors

Club

Deportivo Cali

Categoría Primera A: 2015-I

Independiente Medellín

Categoría Primera A: 2016-I

Houston Dynamo

US Open Cup: 2018

Individual

Houston Dynamo

Dynamo Team MVP: 2017

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