Juan Ignacio Cabrera

Juan Ignacio Cabrera is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German club Greuther Fürth.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cabrera moved to Germany at the age of eight, having also lived in Argentina and Brazil. He started his footballing career with TuS Hiltrup and Preußen Münster before a move to Schalke 04 in 2016.
In October 2020, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2003 worldwide.
In September 2022, Cabrera moved to Ingolstadt 04 II. He later joined FC Augsburg II, where he finished as the top scorer of the Regionalliga Bayern in the 2024–25 season. On 28 May 2025, he signed with Greuther Fürth.

Having already represented Uruguay once at under-17 level, Cabrera played for Germany at under-19 level on two occasions in 2021. In 2022, he was called up to the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the first time.

Growing up, Cabrera's footballing idol was Diego Forlán.

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