Juan Cuadrado

Juan Cuadrado
Cuadrado with Juventus in 2019
Personal information
Full name Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Necoclí, Colombia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, right-back
Team information
Current team
Atalanta
Number 7
Youth career
Atlético Urabá
2003–2008 Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Independiente Medellín 30 (2)
2009–2012 Udinese 20 (0)
2011–2012Lecce (loan) 33 (3)
2012–2015 Fiorentina 85 (20)
2015–2017 Chelsea 14 (0)
2015–2017Juventus (loan) 58 (6)
2017–2023 Juventus 166 (14)
2023–2024 Inter Milan 10 (0)
2024– Atalanta 5 (0)
International career
2010– Colombia 116 (11)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place 2016 United States
Third place 2021 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello (born 26 May 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Atalanta and the Colombia national team.[4] He usually plays on the right side of the pitch, either as a winger, full-back or wing-back.[5] He is known for his direct style of play, including his pace both on and off the ball, as well as his dribbling skills.

Having begun his career at Independiente Medellín, Cuadrado moved to Italy in 2009 to join Udinese. Used sparingly at the club, he was loaned to Lecce for the 2011–12 season, where despite relegation from Serie A, his performances earned a transfer to Fiorentina. In February 2015, he was signed by Chelsea, but after playing sparingly, was loaned to Juventus for consecutive seasons, where he won successive Serie A and Coppa Italia titles. He joined the club permanently in 2017, and added a third consecutive domestic double the following season, followed by a two more consecutive league titles and a Supercoppa Italiana over the next two seasons. In June 2023, after deciding not to extend his contract with Juventus, Cuadrado signed for Inter Milan on a free transfer, agreeing to a one-year contract.[6]

Cuadrado made his senior international debut in 2010, and has since earned over 110 caps. He was part of the Colombian squads which took part at five editions of the Copa América (2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021), reaching the quarter-finals on three occasions, and contributing to their third-place finishes in 2016 and 2021; Cuadrado also represented his nation at two editions of the FIFA World Cup, in 2014 and 2018.[7]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Juan Cuadrado: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.atalanta.it/players/3a68df4ee5074c7d8c5aaba2006cca71/juan-cuadrado
  4. ^ "Juan Cuadrado". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Juan Cuadrado (Player)".
  6. ^ "Inter Milan agree one-year deal with Juan Cuadrado". SempreInter. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Football (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 April 2020.