Juan Cuadrado
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello (born 26 May 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Colombia national team. He usually plays on the right side of the pitch, either as a winger, full-back or wing-back. He is known for his direct style of play, including his pace (both on and off the ball) as well as his dribbling skills.
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Cuadrado with Colombia in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Necoclí, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, right-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Urabá | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Independiente Medellín | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Independiente Medellín | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Udinese | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Lecce (loan) | 33 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Fiorentina | 85 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Chelsea | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | → Juventus (loan) | 58 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Juventus | 166 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Inter Milan | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Colombia | 116 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:35, 24 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.