Juan Ignacio Cabrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ignacio Cabrera[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greuther Fürth | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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– | Greuther Fürth | 0 | (0) |
| 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 16 May 2025 | |||
Juan Ignacio Cabrera (born 27 February 2003) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth.
Club career
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 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]
International career
Having already represented Uruguay once at under-17 level, Cabrera played for Germany at under-19 level on two occasions in 2021.[1][4][9] In 2022, he was called up to the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the first time.[10]
Personal life
Growing up, Cabrera's footballing idol was Diego Forlán.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 51 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 31 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Regionalliga Bayern top scorer: 2024–25[13]
References
- ^ a b c d Juan Ignacio Cabrera at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Juan Cabrera". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.