Juan Ignacio Cabrera

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Juan Ignacio Cabrera (born 27 February 2003) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German team FC Augsburg II.

Juan Ignacio Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Cabrera[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Augsburg II
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2014 TuS Hiltrup
2014–2016 Preußen Münster
2016–2022 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Ingolstadt 04 II 23 (7)
2023– FC Augsburg II 38 (17)
International career
2018 Uruguay U17 1 (0)
2021 Germany U19 2 (0)
2022 Uruguay U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024

Club career

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Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cabrera moved to Germany at the age of eight, having also lived in Argentina and Brazil.[3] He started his footballing career with TuS Hiltrup and Preußen Münster before a move to Schalke 04 in 2016.[4]

In October 2020, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2003 worldwide.[5][6]

In September 2022, Cabrera moved to Ingolstadt 04.[3]

International career

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Having already represented Uruguay once at under-17 level, Cabrera played for Germany at under-19 level on two occasions in 2021.[1][4][7] In 2022, he was called up to the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the first time.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 12 November 2024.
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Augsburg II 2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 16 11 0 0 16 11
Career total 16 11 0 0 0 0 16 11
Notes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Juan Ignacio Cabrera at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Juan Cabrera". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "El uruguayo Juan Ignacio Cabrera dejó el Schalke 04 y pasó al FC Ingolstadt" [Uruguayan Juan Ignacio Cabrera left Schalke 04 and moved to FC Ingolstadt]. espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Kappenstein, Philip (28 September 2021). "Top-Talent Cabrera für DFB-U19 nominiert" [Top talent Cabrera nominated for DFB-U19]. reviersport.de (in German). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ "¿Quién es Juan Ignacio Cabrera? El uruguayo de 17 años que está entre las 60 promesas del fútbol mundial" [Who is Juan Ignacio Cabrera? The 17-year-old Uruguayan who is among the 60 promises of world football]. elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ Juan Ignacio Cabrera at DFB (also available in German)
  8. ^ Perdomo Páez, Camilo (23 July 2022). "Quién es Juan Ignacio Cabrera, el "europeo" de la selección uruguaya en L'Alcudia" [Who is Juan Ignacio Cabrera, the "European" of the Uruguayan team in L'Alcudia]. bolavip.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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