Juan Cuadrado (see photo below) is a professional Colombian footballer playing as a right winger in the Italian club Juventus and the Colombian national team. He is known for his unique playing style, which is characterized by speed, dynamics and good ball control. He began his football career as a midfielder drawn to defense, but over the years he moved to a more progressive position for himself and began playing as a right winger. As part of the "old Signora" plays under the 7th number. The growth of a football player is 179 cm, weight - 71 kg.
Play style
Juan Cuadrado is considered a high-class player, thanks to such personal qualities as speed and perseverance. A Colombian is able to break through the flank at lightning speed and perform an effective action. Often, a player gives “shot-off” to the opponent’s penalty area, which after a few seconds turns into an assist. Sometimes he can break into the penalty area himself and inflict an exact blow, which in a wide range of cases ends in a goal.
Thanks to his skills as a drawn midfielder, the football player also works well in defense on his flank. Often, he immediately performs two roles on the field - lateral (lateral defender) and winger. Juan Cuadrado perfectly demonstrated all these football qualities at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He was remembered for a spectacular goal against the team of Japan, committed in a penalty shootout. Experts note that Cuadrado is a skillful and efficient player who is endowed with endless energy.
Soccer player biography
Juan Cuadrado was born May 26, 1988 in the city of Necocli, Colombia. He began his club career at Atletico Uraba, where he played at a youth level in the period from 2001 to 2003. The next step in the early career of the Colombian was the Independiente club, in which he revealed his talent under the guidance of coach Juan José Pelaes. He played here until 2008 and was considered one of the leaders in the team. In the 2008/2009 season, he began playing for the main club, spent 30 matches and scored two goals.
Going to the Italian Udinese
In July 2009, Juan Cuadrado signed a five-year contract with the Italian “Udinese” from Serie A. In a t-shirt “zebras” made his debut in a home match against “Chievo” (2: 1), he played as a right winger. In the first season, the Colombian did not receive enough playing time. In 2011, he went to play Lecce on loan.
Career at Fiorentina
July 23, 2012 Cuadrado concludes a deal with the Italian Fiorentina, which he cost 1 million euros (commission). The debut goal for the Violets took place in a home match against Cagliari (4: 1). Statistics of Juan Cuadrado in the first season was worthy - 11 effective actions, including 5 goals and 6 assists. In June 2013, the management of Fiorentina bought 50% of the registration rights for the Colombian winger, paying 5 million euros. The next season turned out to be even more productive: in 40 matches, Juan scored 15 goals and 17 assists. In June 2014, amid speculations by the player about his intention to move to a larger club (which the media eagerly wrote about), the Fiorentina management agreed to a deal to acquire a full share of the Cuadrado contract and paid Udinese an additional 12 million euros. In total, he played 106 matches for the Violets and scored 26 goals.
Transition to London Chelsea
The English club Chelsea on February 2, 2015 announced the signing of a contract for four and a half years with Juan Cuadrado. The Colombian moved after the down payment to Fiorentina, which amounted to more than $ 30 million. It is reported that the full transfer value of the ex-winger of Fiorentina is about $ 39.5 million.
As part of the “blue” Colombian played in only thirteen matches. It was not possible to gain a foothold, because soon the player received a knee injury.
Going to Juventus
Juan joined Juventus on August 25, 2015 on a rental basis, which was designed for one season. He made his T-shirt “Old Signora” in the second round of Serie A in a duel with “Roma” on August 30. At the end of the lease, he returned to Chelsea, where he played in several pre-season matches. Soon the player announced that he did not want to play in England and wanted to return to Juventus.
Juan was leased for three years to Juventus on August 31, 2016. In May 2017, it became officially known that the Italian club bought the Colombian transfer for $ 22.4 million and now he is their full player. The contract with the “black and white” is designed for three seasons.