Juan David Cabezas Núñez (born 27 February 1991) is a Colombian professional

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who currently plays as a

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Club career

Deportivo Cali

Cabezas joined the

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in 2000, spending 9 years in the academy. Cabezaz made his first team debut for Deportivo Cali in a Categoria Primera A match on 7 March 2009, coming on as a sub in a 2–1 win against

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. He would pick up 2 more appearances that year. The following season Cabezas went on loan to fellow Primera A club

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. He made 6 league appearances before going out on loan again the following year, this time to

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He got his first taste of the

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while with La Equidad, getting a start in a 1–0 defeat to

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on 14 September 2011 Cabezas returned to Deportivo Cali in 2011, but only made 27 appearances before going out on loan again, this time to Once Caldes. He helped Los Albos qualify for the playoffs in both seasons with the club. Deportivo Cali gave Cabezas another chance in 2014 and he didn't disappoint. The club reached the playoffs in 2014 and 2015 and he helped them become 2015 Apertura Champions. In 2016, looking for more consistent game time, Cabezas went on loan to

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. He became a key player for DIM. In the 2016 Apertura finals against Junior, Cabezas scored the equalizing goal in the first leg, They went on to win 3–1 on aggregate.

Houston Dynamo

Cabezaz Joined the Dynamo and on loan for the 2017 season. He quickly established himself as a key figure in countryman Wilmer Cabrerea's side, getting his

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debut by coming off the bench in the second match of the season. He recorded his first Dynamo goal on 29 July, an equalizer in a 2–2 draw with the

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. After helping lead the Dynamo to the MLS Playoffs, Cabezas played every minute as Houston reached the Conference Finals. His strong season saw him be named team MVP for the 2017 season. Wilmer Cabrera described Cabezas as "a top player in the midfield for us and is a natural ball winner". The Dynamo rewarded his good performances by acquiring him on a permanent deal in December 2017. Cabezas was plagued with injuries in 2018. In the first game of the season, he picked up a thigh muscle strain, forcing him to come off after 15 minutes and causing him to miss the next 9 games. In his first game since back from injury, he picked up another thigh injury that caused him to miss over 3 months and 20 games. Later he picked up another muscle injury that caused him to miss the final 3 games of the season. The team greatly missed him throughout the season, going 5-1-1 across all competitions when Cabezas played while only going 6-7-15 across all competitions in games Cabezas missed. The Dynamo and Cabezas opened 2019 on 19 February with a

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match against CD Guastatoya. Despite Houston getting the 1–0 win, Cabezaa was forced off due to picking up an injury. After making 2 appearances with the Dynamo's

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affiliate

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to regain fitness, Cabezas returned to the Dynamo lineup on 13 April in a 2–1 win over the

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. He would find the back of the net for his second goal as a Dynamo on 9 August in a 3–2 defeat to

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. On 11 September, Cabezas injured his knee after a reckless challenge from an opponent. The Dynamo would go onto defeat Minnesota United 2–0, but Cabezas would miss the rest of the season. On 21 November, Cabezas had his contract option declined.

Rio Grande Valley FC

On 7 April 2021, Cabezas returned to

, signing a contract for the 2021 season.

Personal

Cabezas received his U.S. green card in January 2019, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. He is also a very nice person.

Career Statistics

Honors

Club

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Individual

Dynamo Team MVP: 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabezas, Juan David 1991 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Deportivo Cali footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers La Equidad footballers Once Caldas footballers Independiente Medellín footballers Houston Dynamo FC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Categoría Primera A players Major League Soccer players Men's association football midfielders USL Championship players Footballers from Cali