# Juan Cuadrado
**Juan Cuadrado**, full name Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello (born 1988 in Necoclí, Antioquia), is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger, wing-back, or full-back. He spent 17 seasons in Europe, most of them in Italy, where he won five [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) titles with Juventus and a sixth league title with Inter, before returning to Colombian football with Millonarios in 2026.[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/155066/juan-cuadrado) • [2](https://caracol.com.co/2026/09/10/juan-guillermo-cuadrado-a-millonarios-perfil-trayectoria-y-titulos-del-nuevo-fichaje-embajador/?outputType=amp)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Positions | Winger, wing-back, and right-back; listed as a midfielder (MF) in Colombia's 2018 World Cup squad[3](https://www.tff.org/Resources/TFF/Auto/c09d754a33074fd5ac627282b1f062b3.PDF) |
| Club career | Independiente Medellín, Udinese, Lecce (loan), Fiorentina, Chelsea, Juventus, Inter, Atalanta, Pisa, Millonarios[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career) |
| Juventus league record | 166 Serie A appearances, 14 goals, 30 assists (2017 to 2022/23, including loan seasons)[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career) |
| Trophies | 15 titles, including Serie A (2015/16 to 2019/20 with Juventus, 2023/24 with Inter), the 2014/15 Premier League and EFL Cup with Chelsea, and four Coppa Italia wins with Juventus[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/155066/juan-cuadrado) |
| Colombia | 116 caps, 11 goals, 13 assists from 3 September 2010 to 7 September 2023[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/national/career) • [17](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/col-recintlp.html) • [18](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/col-cuadrado-intl.html) |
| World Cups | Quarterfinals at Brazil 2014; four appearances and one goal at Russia 2018[6](https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2026-07-04/colombia-le-suma-consistencia-a-su-talento-y-se-tiene-fe-en-el-mundial.html) • [3](https://www.tff.org/Resources/TFF/Auto/c09d754a33074fd5ac627282b1f062b3.PDF) |
## Early career in Colombia and Italy
Cuadrado debuted in Colombian professional football with [Independiente Medellín](https://www.edgepedia.org/independiente-medellin) in 2008, playing there until 2009.[2](https://caracol.com.co/2026/09/10/juan-guillermo-cuadrado-a-millonarios-perfil-trayectoria-y-titulos-del-nuevo-fichaje-embajador/?outputType=amp)
## Fiorentina and Chelsea
At Fiorentina, Cuadrado established himself as one of Serie A's most productive attacking wide players. Across league play he scored 11 goals with 6 assists in 2013/14 and 4 goals with 4 assists in 2014/15, after 5 goals and 7 assists in his first loan season.[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career) His power, late runs into the box, and versatility attracted interest from Barcelona, and in May 2014, before the World Cup, Juventus moved to close a deal with Fiorentina; the transfer was complicated because Udinese held half of his registration.[7](https://as.com/futbol/2014/05/21/primera/1400642869_487044.html)
He joined Chelsea in the 2014/15 season, in which the club won the Premier League and the [EFL Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-cup), though he made only 12 league appearances without a goal or assist.[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/155066/juan-cuadrado) • [4](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career) He returned to Italy on loan at Juventus for 2015/16 and 2016/17, making 28 and 30 league appearances respectively, before the move was made permanent.[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career) In 2016/17 he reached his third [Coppa Italia](https://www.edgepedia.org/coppa-italia) final, having previously done so with Juventus in 2015/16 and with Fiorentina in 2013/14; in the semifinal second leg against Napoli he assisted [Gonzalo Higuaín](https://www.edgepedia.org/gonzalo-higuain)'s second goal.[8](https://as.com/us/us/2017/04/05/futbol/1491427892_468030.html)
## Juventus years
Cuadrado spent eight seasons at Juventus, the longest stop of his career, from 2015 to 2023.[9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/juan-cuadrado-tuve-la-oportunidad-de-ir-a-espana-pero-elegi-quedarme-en-italia-por-mi-familia-n/) Over that period he accumulated 166 Serie A appearances, 14 goals, and 30 assists, with his most productive league season in 2020/21, when he recorded 2 goals and 10 assists in 30 matches.[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career) He won five Serie A titles, four Coppa Italia trophies, and two [Supercoppa Italiana](https://www.edgepedia.org/supercoppa-italiana) titles with the club.[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/155066/juan-cuadrado)
His Juventus years included both high points and disciplinary setbacks against Fiorentina. In December 2020 he was sent off in the 18th minute of a match Juventus lost 0-3 at home to Fiorentina.[10](https://www.corriere.it/sport/20_dicembre_22/juventus-fiorentina-0-3-pagelle-che-errori-bonucci-de-ligt-chiesa-ci-prova-talento-vlahovic-che-caceres-c9ec8508-449e-11eb-850e-8c688b971ab0.shtml) In November 2021 he was instead the decisive figure: coming on as a substitute, he scored in the first minute of injury time from an acute angle to give Juventus a 1-0 win over Fiorentina at a sold-out Allianz Stadium.[11](https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/cuadrado-last-gasp-winner-downs-fiorentina)
## Later career: Inter, Atalanta, Pisa, and return to Colombia
After leaving Juventus in 2023, Cuadrado spent a season at Inter, winning the 2023/24 Serie A title and Supercoppa while making 10 league appearances, then a season at Atalanta in 2024/25, which included 8 Champions League appearances.[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/155066/juan-cuadrado) • [4](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career) In the summer of 2025 he joined the newly promoted Pisa, saying he had also had the opportunity to move to Spain but chose to stay in Italy for family reasons; his mother had never left Turin.[9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/juan-cuadrado-tuve-la-oportunidad-de-ir-a-espana-pero-elegi-quedarme-en-italia-por-mi-familia-n/) At Pisa he made 19 Serie A appearances, mostly as a substitute, scoring one goal, and a hamstring injury kept him out from 9 November 2025 to 3 February 2026, a span of 87 days and 12 matches.[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career) • [12](https://www.transfermarkt.us/juan-cuadrado/verletzungen/spieler/91970)
On 10 September 2026, Millonarios of Bogotá announced his signing, calling him an ambassador of the club and marking his return to Colombia after 17 seasons in Europe.[2](https://caracol.com.co/2026/09/10/juan-guillermo-cuadrado-a-millonarios-perfil-trayectoria-y-titulos-del-nuevo-fichaje-embajador/?outputType=amp) • [13](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Libre-depuis-son-depart-de-pise-juan-cuadrado-retourne-en-colombie-apres-17-saisons-en-europe/1717891)
## Colombia
Cuadrado debuted for Colombia on 3 September 2010 and recorded 116 caps and 11 goals through 7 September 2023, with 13 assists.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/national/career) • [18](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/col-cuadrado-intl.html) • [17](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/col-recintlp.html) He was part of the generation that reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, alongside [James Rodríguez](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-rodriguez), Mario Yepes, and [David Ospina](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-ospina), Colombia's best World Cup performance.[6](https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2026-07-04/colombia-le-suma-consistencia-a-su-talento-y-se-tiene-fe-en-el-mundial.html) • [14](https://fcf.com.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Guia-de-medios-Clasificados-a-la-Copa-Mundial-de-la-FIFA-2026.pdf) At the 2018 World Cup in Russia he appeared in four matches, scoring one goal, and was registered as a midfielder with Juventus.[3](https://www.tff.org/Resources/TFF/Auto/c09d754a33074fd5ac627282b1f062b3.PDF) At 37 he was named in Colombia's 55-player preliminary list for the 2026 World Cup while playing for Pisa.[15](https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2026-05-14/asi-es-la-lista-preliminar-de-la-seleccion-colombia-rumbo-al-mundial-2026.html)
## Playing style
Cuadrado's defining trait is positional versatility across the right flank. Statistical comparison in Serie A in 2016/17 showed his two-way profile: he completed 85.7% of his passes, the best rate among the compared wide players, and recovered 3.2 balls per 90 minutes, well above the 1.3 of [Federico Bernardeschi](https://www.edgepedia.org/federico-bernardeschi) and the 1.2 of [Douglas Costa](https://www.edgepedia.org/douglas-costa), while attempting fewer shots than either.[16](https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/serie-a/2017-2018/la-differenza-di-bernardeschi-cosa-puo-dare-in-piu-alla-juve-rispetto-a-cuadrado-e-douglas-costa_sto6241838/story.shtml) Off the field, he has said he intends to continue running a foundation in Colombia that offers football, music, and theater activities.[9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/juan-cuadrado-tuve-la-oportunidad-de-ir-a-espana-pero-elegi-quedarme-en-italia-por-mi-familia-n/)
## References
1. [Juan Cuadrado – stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/155066/juan-cuadrado)
2. [Juan Guillermo Cuadrado a Millonarios: perfil, trayectoria y títulos, Caracol Radio](https://caracol.com.co/2026/09/10/juan-guillermo-cuadrado-a-millonarios-perfil-trayectoria-y-titulos-del-nuevo-fichaje-embajador/?outputType=amp)
3. [FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 squad list, Turkish Football Federation](https://www.tff.org/Resources/TFF/Auto/c09d754a33074fd5ac627282b1f062b3.PDF)
4. [Juan Cuadrado Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/career)
5. [Juan Cuadrado International Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4511/juan-cuadrado/national/career)
6. [Colombia le suma consistencia a su talento y se tiene fe en el Mundial, El País América Colombia](https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2026-07-04/colombia-le-suma-consistencia-a-su-talento-y-se-tiene-fe-en-el-mundial.html)
7. [La Juventus se mete en la pelea del Barcelona por Cuadrado, AS](https://as.com/futbol/2014/05/21/primera/1400642869_487044.html)
8. [La Juventus avanza a la final de la Copa Italia, AS](https://as.com/us/us/2017/04/05/futbol/1491427892_468030.html)
9. [Cuadrado: "Tuve la oportunidad de ir a España, pero elegí Italia", AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/juan-cuadrado-tuve-la-oportunidad-de-ir-a-espana-pero-elegi-quedarme-en-italia-por-mi-familia-n/)
10. [Juve-Fiorentina 0-3, le pagelle, Corriere della Sera](https://www.corriere.it/sport/20_dicembre_22/juventus-fiorentina-0-3-pagelle-che-errori-bonucci-de-ligt-chiesa-ci-prova-talento-vlahovic-che-caceres-c9ec8508-449e-11eb-850e-8c688b971ab0.shtml)
11. [Cuadrado's last-gasp winner downs Fiorentina, Juventus.com](https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/cuadrado-last-gasp-winner-downs-fiorentina)
12. [Juan Cuadrado – Injury history, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/juan-cuadrado/verletzungen/spieler/91970)
13. [Libre depuis son départ de Pise, Juan Cuadrado retourne en Colombie après 17 saisons en Europe, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Libre-depuis-son-depart-de-pise-juan-cuadrado-retourne-en-colombie-apres-17-saisons-en-europe/1717891)
14. [Guía de medios clasificados a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026, Federación Colombiana de Fútbol](https://fcf.com.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Guia-de-medios-Clasificados-a-la-Copa-Mundial-de-la-FIFA-2026.pdf)
15. [Así es la lista preliminar de la selección Colombia rumbo al Mundial 2026, El País América Colombia](https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2026-05-14/asi-es-la-lista-preliminar-de-la-seleccion-colombia-rumbo-al-mundial-2026.html)
16. [La differenza di Bernardeschi, Eurosport Italia](https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/serie-a/2017-2018/la-differenza-di-bernardeschi-cosa-puo-dare-in-piu-alla-juve-rispetto-a-cuadrado-e-douglas-costa_sto6241838/story.shtml)
17. [Colombia - Record International Players](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/col-recintlp.html)
18. [Juan Guillermo Cuadrado - Century of International Appearances](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/col-cuadrado-intl.html)
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