# 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. After helping lead the Dynamo to the MLS Playoffs, Cabezas played every minute as Houston reached the Conference Finals. His strong season saw him be named team MVP for the 2017 season. Wilmer Cabrera described Cabezas as "a top player in the midfield for us and is a natural ball winner". The Dynamo rewarded his good performances by acquiring him on a permanent deal in December 2017.
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.
The Dynamo and Cabezas opened 2019 on 19 February with a CONCACAF Champions League match against CD Guastatoya. Despite Houston getting the 1–0 win, Cabezaa was forced off due to picking up an injury. After making 2 appearances with the Dynamo's USL Championship affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC to regain fitness, Cabezas returned to the Dynamo lineup on 13 April in a 2–1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. 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. He is also a very nice person.

## Career Statistics

    As of 14 October 2023
| Club Performance | Club Performance | Club Performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | Colombia | Colombia | League | League | Copa Colombia | Copa Colombia | CONMEBOL | CONMEBOL | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Deportivo Cali | 2009 | Categoría Primera A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2011 | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2012 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 8 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Deportivo Cali | Deportivo Cali Total | Deportivo Cali Total | 74 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 11 |
| Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 2010 | Categoría Primera A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| La Equidad (loan) | 2011 | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Once Caldas (loan) | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 |
| Once Caldas (loan) | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Once Caldas (loan) | Once CaldasTotal | Once CaldasTotal | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| Independiente Medellín (loan) | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| United States | United States | United States | League | League | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | Playoffs | Playoffs | Total | Total |
| Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Houston Dynamo | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Dynamo | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Houston Dynamo | Dynamo Total | Dynamo Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
| Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 2019 | USLC | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Rio Grande Valley FC | 2021 | USLC | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Rio Grande Valley FC | 2022 | USLC | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Rio Grande Valley FC | 2023 | USLC | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| Rio Grande Valley FC | Total | Total | 73 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 3 |
| Career Totals | Career Totals | Career Totals | 264 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 304 | 35 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ One Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League and one in Leagues Cup

## 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