Juan Cazares

Juan Ramon Cazares Sevillano (born 3 April 1992) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brazilian club Fluminense.

Club Career

Youth career

Born in Quininde, Esmeraldas, Cazares moved to Guayaquil at early age and joined Barcelona's youth setup in 2006, aged 14. After being rarely used, he moved to Norte America in 2009, and subsequently joined Independiente Jose Teran later in the same year.

At Independiente, Cazares made his senior debut in 2009 Ecuadorian Serie B, appearing in nine matches and scoring one goal on 6 September, in a 4–0 home routing of Municipal Canar.

River Plate

In January 2010, Cazares was loaned to River Plate. Initially assigned to the reserves, he impressed enough to secure a permanent contract in August of the following year. River paid Independiente US$ 500,000 for 50% of his rights, with a further one million in a future sale.

Cazares made his first team debut for River on 7 December 2011, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Chori Dominguez in a 1–0 Copa Argentina home win against Defensores de Belgrano; he became the first Ecuadorian to play for the club. In 2012, after establishing himself as a starter for the B-side, he won the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores and was also elected the tournament's best player.

Cazares was called up to train with the first team for ahead of the 2012–13 campaign by manager Matias Almeyda. He made his Primera Division debut on 26 August 2012, replacing Manuel Lanzini in a 0–0 draw home draw against San Lorenzo.

Cazares was made a starter in the following matchday, a 1–1 draw at Colon on 2 September. After the sacking of Almeyda and the appointment of Ramon Diaz, he was not utilized by the club and subsequently placed in the loan list.

Barcelona (loan)

On 25 February 2013, Cazares was loaned to his first club Barcelona for six months. He made his debut for his childhood club on 10

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