Juan Ignacio Cabrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ignacio Cabrera Ros[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vaduz | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | FC Augsburg II | 51 | (24) |
| 2025–2026 | Greuther Fürth | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Greuther Fürth II | 14 | (5) |
| 2026– | Vaduz | 7 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Uruguay U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Uruguay U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 | |||
Juan Ignacio Cabrera Ros (born 27 February 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swiss Super League club Vaduz.
Club career
[edit]Born in 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 II.[3] He later joined FC Augsburg II, where he finished as the top scorer of the Regionalliga Bayern in the 2024–25 season.[7] On 28 May 2025, he signed with Greuther Fürth.[8]
On 21 May 2026, Cabrera joined newly promoted Swiss Super League side Vaduz.[9]
International career
[edit]Having already represented Uruguay once at under-17 level, Cabrera played for Germany at under-19 level on two occasions in 2021.[1][4][10] In 2022, he was called up to the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the first time.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Growing up, Cabrera's footballing idol was Diego Forlán.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 September 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ingolstadt 04 II | 2022–23 | Bayernliga | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | |||
| FC Augsburg II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga Bayern | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | 29 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 24 | ||
| Greuther Fürth | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Greuther Fürth II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga Bayern | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| Vaduz | 2026–27 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 11 | 5 | |
| Career total | 98 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 41 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Regionalliga Bayern top scorer: 2024–25[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Juan Ignacio Cabrera at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Juan Cabrera". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ↑ "¿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.
- ↑ "FC Augsburg II: Juan Cabrera zieht es in die 2. Bundesliga" (in German). Bayerischer Fussball-Verband. 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Greuther Fürth verpflichtet Topscorer Juan Cabrera" (in German). Bundesliga. 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Vaduz bedient sich zweimal in Fürth" (in German). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ Juan Ignacio Cabrera at DFB (also available in German)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Juan Cabrera: el "10" que fue campeón con Alemania, sueña con defender a Uruguay y espera debutar en Bundesliga" (in Spanish). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Juan Cabrera". Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Gleichstand an der Spitze: Die Top-Torjäger der Regionalliga Bayern 2024/25". 19 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Juan Ignacio Cabrera at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's youth international footballers
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Uruguayan emigrants to Germany
- Men's association football midfielders
- SC Preußen Münster players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 II players
- FC Augsburg II players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- FC Vaduz players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Bayernliga players
- Swiss Super League players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein
