Bryan Cabezas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabezas and the second or maternal family name is Segura.

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

Bryan Cabezas

Personal information
Full name	Bryan Alfredo Cabezas Segura
Date of birth	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 25)
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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente del Valle	2013	Primera A	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014		6	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2015		43	3	—		2^[a]	0	45	3
	2016		18	1	—		15^[a]	3	33	4
	Total		68	4	—		17	3	85	7
Atalanta	2016–17	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Panathinaikos (loan)	2017	Superleague Greece	9	0	1	0	4^[b]	2	14	2
Avellino (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Fluminense (loan)	2018	Série A	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Emelec (loan)	2019	Serie A	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
Career total			95	5	1	0	23	5	119	10

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.