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| name = Juan Cuadrado |
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| caption = Cuadrado playing for [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. |
| caption = Cuadrado playing for [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. |
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| fullname = Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello |
| fullname = Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello |
Revision as of 12:21, 11 August 2014
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Necoclí, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Uraba | |||
Independiente Medellín | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Independiente Medellín | 30 | (2) |
2009–2012 | Udinese | 20 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Lecce (loan) | 33 | (3) |
2012– | Fiorentina | 68 | (16) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Colombia | 31 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2014 |
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello (locally [ˈhwaŋ ɡiˈʝermo kwaˈðɾaðo]; born 26 May 1988), usually referred to as just Cuadrado, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for the Italian club Fiorentina and the Colombian national team.
His pace and dribbling ability has allowed him to contribute greatly to both his club and national teams, while earning the reputation of one of world's most lethal players.[1][2]
Cuadrado is famous for dancing in various styles when celebrating a goal.[3]
Club career
Early career
Born in Necoclí, Cuadrado began his club career in Atlético Uraba. At Uraba, Cuadrado's preferred playing position was as a forward. However, due to the recommendation of club founder, Nelson Gallego, Cuadrado commenced to take on a midfielder role, preferably as a winger. Cuadrado's confidence and effectivity would later grant him ability to also act as a full-back. He later had a brief spell with no appearances at second division club, Rionegro, where he under the command of coach Víctor González Scott, but his potential was recognized by Juan José Peláez, who later proposed the idea of Cuadrado representing the colours of Independiente Medellin. He was eventually signed by Medellin in 2008, handing him the opportunity to play in the first division of Colombia. That same year, Cuadrado made his professional debut against Boyaca Chico, match where he would also score his first goal. Cuadrado lasted until 2009 at Medellin before making a leap into European football, most specifically the Italian Serie A.
Udinese
On 2 July 2009, Cuadrado signed for Italian Serie A side Udinese Calcio on a five-year deal.[4] Nonetheless, the total amount of the transfer fee is unknown. On 1 November 2009, he played his first match for Udinese in a 1–1 draw with Chievo as a right wingback. In this match his countryman Cristián Zapata moved to a central defender and Dušan Basta who had been the primary right back was rested. Due to the fact that Cuadrado wasn't handed many minutes on the pitch, it was confirmed that he would be sent on loan to fellow Serie A team U.S. Lecce.
Loan to Lecce
On 3 August 2011, it was officially confirmed that Cuadrado would join Lecce for the 2011–12 season.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against A.C. Cesena, the sole goal in 1-0 victory. Even though Cuadrado gave impressive performances, even being awarded as the player with most dribbling the whole season, Lecce finished 18th, thus being relegated from the Serie A. He later returned to Udinese to avoid playing in the second-tier of Italy.
Fiorentina
On 23 July 2012, Cuadrado completed a move to Serie A side Fiorentina.[6] On 4 November 2012 he scored his first goal for the Florence club in a 4–1 victory at home to Cagliari.[7] He finished the season with 5 goals and 6 assists, an integral part of a side that finished 4th in Serie A.
On 11 February 2014, Cuadrado scored Fiorentina's second goal of their 2-0 Coppa Italia semi-final second leg victory over his former club, Udinese, securing the Viola a 3-2 aggregate victory and a spot in the final.[8]
On the 16 June 2014, Fiorentina agreed a deal to purchase full ownership over the sporting rights of Cuadrado's contract from Udinese.[9]
International career
After being transferred to Udinese, Cuadrado received a spot in the Colombian starting XI in a game against Venezuela on 3 September 2010, he was the man of the match and scored the opening goal and his first with the national side. Colombia won 2–0 playing well.
Cuadrado was called up by José Pekerman, for a friendly against Mexico on 29 February 2012 taking place in Miami Gardens, Florida. He started the match and scored the second goal for the Colombian team who won the game 2–0. He scored his goal after receiving a pass from Pablo Armero into an empty goal.
On 2 June 2014, Cuadrado was named in Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[10] In the third group match, a 4–1 defeat of Japan, he scored the team's opening goal from a penalty kick.[11] He would end his World Cup campaign with 4 assists, tying with Toni Kroos as an assist leader.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 May 2014[13]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Caps | Goals | Caps | Goals | Caps | Goals | Caps | Goals |
Colombia | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
2008 | Independiente Medellín | Primera A | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||||
2009 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
2009–10 | Udinese | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
2011–12 | Lecce | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
2012–13 | Fiorentina | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |||
2013–14 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 15 | ||
Total | Colombia | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
Italy | 121 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 140 | 23 | ||
Career total | 151 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 172 | 25 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[14]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Final | Competition |
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1. | 3 September 2010 | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela | Venezuela | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2. | 29 February 2012 | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | Mexico | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
3. | 14 November 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Brazil | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4. | 6 June 2014 | Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Jordan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
5. | 24 June 2014 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil | Japan | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
Personal life
Cuadrado was born in Necoclí to Marcela Bello Guerrero and Guillermo Cuadrado,[15] a truck driver, and was raised in Tumaco. His father was shot during violence issues in Necoclí, when he was five years old. His mother stated in a Colombian Interview show that Cuadrado had to be a perfect student in order to be able to play soccer. Cuadrado lives with his family in Florence.[16]
References
- ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1715791-is-josip-ilicic-serie-as-next-big-superstar
- ^ http://www.whoscored.com/Blog/j95fyknldki5vnn26m26kg/Show/Player-Focus-Juan-Cuadrado-The-%E2%82%AC50m-Man
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9JvVlN49Qs#t=16
- ^ "Juan Guillermo Cuadrado in bianconero". udinese.it (in Italian). 2 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009. [dead link ]
- ^ http://www.uslecce.it/PaginaEvento.aspx?ID_TIPO_EVENTO=1&ID_EVENTO=3779
- ^ "Fiorentina Cuadrado Arriva". calcionews24.com (in Italian). 23 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/-/match-report/Fiorentina-Cagliari/47866
- ^ "Cuadrado books final berth". ESPNFC. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ http://colombiareports.co/italy-club-fiorentina-obtain-full-ownership-colombias-juan-guillermo-cuadrado/
- ^ "Recovering Falcao left off Colombia's final 23-player World Cup roster". Fox Sports. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Japan 1-4 Colombia". BBC. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Players - Top goals". FIFA.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Colombia - J. Cuadrado - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Juan Cuadrado International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 16 July 2014
- ^ Borgi, Stefano (4 April 2013). "MAMMA CUADRADO A FV, VI RACCONTO MIO FIGLIO JUAN..." firenzeviola.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ McCafferty, Hugo (1 July 2014). "Juan Cuadrado: Colombia's World Cup revelation". Swide Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
External links
- Official DIM Site
- Juan Cuadrado at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Colombian footballers
- Colombia international footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- Udinese Calcio players
- U.S. Lecce players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Serie A footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Colombian expatriates in Italy
- 2011 Copa América players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- Colombian people of African descent