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Javier Cabrera (footballer)

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Javier Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Javier Cabrera Rivera
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Florida, Uruguay
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Peñarol
Number 7
Youth career
Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Montevideo Wanderers 125 (7)
2014–2015Recreativo (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2017Argentinos Juniors (loan) 38 (6)
2017–2018 Argentinos Juniors 26 (1)
2018–2019 Toluca 5 (0)
2019 Montevideo Wanderers 12 (1)
2019–2020 Melbourne City 9 (1)
2020 Unión Santa Fe 13 (2)
2021–2023 Argentinos Juniors 103 (4)
2024– Peñarol 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Marcelo Javier Cabrera Rivera (born 18 March 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Peñarol as a right winger.

Club career

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Born in Florida, Cabrera graduated from Montevideo Wanderers F.C.'s youth setup. On 11 April 2010 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Liverpool F.C. for the Uruguayan Primera División championship.

Cabrera scored his first professional goal on 2 October 2010, in a 2–0 away win against Racing Club de Montevideo.[1] He appeared regularly for the club in the following three campaigns, but with his side only achieving mid-table positions.[citation needed]

On 21 July 2014 Cabrera signed a one-year loan deal with Recreativo de Huelva, in Spanish Segunda División.[2] He made his debut for the club on 31 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Deportivo Alavés.[citation needed]

On 9 July 2019, Cabrera was signed on a 2-year deal by Australian A-League club Melbourne City.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Racing 0 vs Wanderers 2; Montevideo Wanderers' official website, 2 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Recreativo logra la cesión del uruguayo 'Cangrejo' Cabrera (Recreativo completes loan of Uruguayan 'Cangrejo' Cabrera); Marca, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "City pick up South American winger". FTBL. 9 July 2019.
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