Bryan Cabezas

Bryan Alfredo Cabezas Segura (born 20 March 1997) is an Ecuadorian footballer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabezas and the second or maternal family name is Segura.
Bryan Cabezas
Personal information
Full name Bryan Alfredo Cabezas Segura
Date of birth (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997
Place of birth Quevedo, Ecuador
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2009 Segundo Hoyos Jacome
2010 CS Norte America
2011–2014 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Independiente del Valle 84 (7)
2016–2022 Atalanta 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Panathinaikos (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → Avellino (loan) 7 (0)
2018 → Fluminense (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2021 → Emelec (loan) 51 (3)
2021–2022 → Kocaelispor (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Ecuador U20 12 (7)
2017 Ecuador 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:01, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Quevedo, Ecuador, Cabezas began his professional career with Independiente del Valle. He became known internationally for his great performances against River Plate and Boca Juniors.[1]

In August 2016, Italian club Atalanta announced the signing of Cabezas on a five-year contract.[1]

Panathinaikos (loan)

On 16 July 2017, Cabezas signed a three-year contract with the Greek team Panathinaikos.

On 3 August 2017, Cabezas scored the second goal in the away victory 1–2 against Gabala FK for Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round. Two weeks later, he scored in the home defeat 2–3 against Athletic Bilbao for Europa League play-offs.

On 16 January 2018, only six months after his contract, Cabezas' loan to Panathinaikos was ended early. In his time there, the 20-year-old winger made 14 official performances in all competitions scoring twice in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Fluminense (loan)

On 25 July 2018, Cabezas signed to Brazilian club Fluminense a loan with an option to buy.[2]

Emelec (loan)

On 13 January 2019, Cabezas joined on loan to Ecuadorian club Club Sport Emelec until 30 June 2020.[3]

International career

Cabezas was named in Ecuador's senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Brazil in September 2016.[4] He made his debut for Ecuador on 22 February 2017 in a match against Honduras.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 April 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente del Valle 2013 Primera A 10——10
2014 60—0060
2015 433—2[lower-alpha 1]0453
2016 181—15[lower-alpha 1]3334
Total 684—173857
Atalanta 2016–17 Serie A 1000—10
Total 10000010
Panathinaikos (loan) 2017 Superleague Greece 90104[lower-alpha 2]2142
Avellino (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 7000—70
Fluminense (loan) 2018 Série A 5000—50
Emelec (loan) 2019 Serie A 50002070
Career total 9551023511910
  1. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearances in the Europa League

References
  1. "Bryan Cabezas aceptó una oferta del Atalanta de la Serie A de Italia". www.elcomercio.com. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. "UFFICIALE: Atalanta, Cabezas va in prestito al Fluminense". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. "UFFICIALE: Atalanta, nuovo prestito per Cabezas: va al Club Sport Emelec" (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Ecuador vs Brazil World Cup Qualification of South America Zone Match Preview, Head to Head, TV Schedule, Channel List, Match Prediction, Online Streaming". Sky Sports. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. "B. Cabezas". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2018.


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