Juan Ignacio Cabrera | |
Fullname: | Juan Ignacio Cabrera |
Birth Date: | 27 February 2003[1] |
Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Currentclub: | FC Augsburg II |
Clubnumber: | 10 |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
Youthclubs1: | TuS Hiltrup |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Preußen Münster |
Youthyears3: | 2016–2022 |
Youthclubs3: | Schalke 04 |
Years1: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs1: | Ingolstadt 04 II |
Caps1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Years2: | 2023– |
Clubs2: | FC Augsburg II |
Caps2: | 27 |
Goals2: | 9 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
Nationalteam2: | Germany U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2022 |
Nationalteam3: | Uruguay U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 16 August 2024 |
Juan Ignacio Cabrera (born 27 February 2003) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German team FC Augsburg II.
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cabrera moved to Germany at the age of eight, having also lived in Argentina and Brazil.[2] He started his footballing career with TuS Hiltrup and Preußen Münster before a move to Schalke 04 in 2016.[3]
In October 2020, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2003 worldwide.[4] [5]
In September 2022, Cabrera moved to Ingolstadt 04.[2]
Having already represented Uruguay once at under-17 level, Cabrera played for Germany at under-19 level on two occasions in 2021.[3] In 2022, he was called up to the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the first time.[6]