Juan José Cáceres (born 1 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow.[2] Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.
Career
Cáceres spent eight years in the youth system of Boca Juniors, prior to departing to join Racing Club's academy at the start of 2017.[1][4] In his second year, Cáceres was involved in a training ground fight with Ricardo Centurión.[5] His breakthrough into the Racing first-team occurred in 2020, with the right-back initially appearing as an unused substitute for a Primera División draw with Colón on 14 February.[2] Cáceres' senior debut soon arrived in the succeeding November, as he featured for the second half of a home defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí.[2]
On 19 February 2025, Cáceres signed a contract until the end of 2029 with Russian club Dynamo Moscow, joining his compatriots Fabián Balbuena and Roberto Fernández in Dynamo's defense.[6]
Personal life
Cáceres is of Paraguayan descent.[1][7] In August 2020, it was revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic; he was asymptomatic.[8][9][10]
Honours
Racing Club
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 November 2024.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club | 2019–20 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Lanús | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 60 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 93 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Notes
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
- ^ a b c "Quién es Juan José Cáceres, la promesa de Racing que se tomó a golpes de puño con Centurión". Infobae. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Juan José Cáceres at Soccerway
- ^ Juan José Cáceres at WorldFootball.net
- ^ ""Sueño con asistir a Lisandro"". Racing de Alma. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Otro escándalo de Ricardo Centurión: se agarró a trompadas con un juvenil en la reserva". Infobae. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Хуан Касерес стал футболистом «Динамо»" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 19 February 2025.
- ^ "De amigo a enemigo: quién es Juan José Cáceres, el chico de 18 años que se peleó con Ricardo Centurión". Info Veloz. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Juan José Cáceres, el único positivo de Covid-19 del plantel". El Primer Grande. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "El juvenil de Racing, Juan José Cáceres, dio positivo de Covid-19". DEPO. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Juan José Cáceres: "Estuve bajoneado porque me había dado positivo"". ESPN. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Racing venció a Boca en un escandaloso final y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones" [Racing beat Boca in controversial ending and took Champions Trophy] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.