Juan David Cabezas

Juan David Cabezas Núñez (born 27 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Deportivo Cali Cabezas joined the Deportivo Cali 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 Junior. He would pick up 2 more appearances that year.

The following season Cabezas went on loan to fellow Primera A club Cúcuta Deportivo. He made 6 league appearances before going out on loan again the following year, this time to La Equidad He got his first taste of the Copa Sudamericana while with La Equidad, getting a start in a 1–0 defeat to Club Libertad 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 Independiente Medellín. 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 MLS 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 Portland Timbers.

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. He would find the back of the net for his second goal as a Dynamo on 9 August in a 3–2 defeat to New York City FC. 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 Rio Grande Valley FC, 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.

Career statistics

Honors

Club Deportivo Cali

Categoría Primera A: 2015-I

Independiente Medellín

Categoría Primera A: 2016-I

Houston Dynamo

US Open Cup: 2018

Individual Houston Dynamo

Dynamo Team MVP: 2017