{{Short description|Colombian footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2025}} {{Family name hatnote|Cabal|Murillo|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Juan Cabal | image = | fullname = Juan David Cabal Murillo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Cali, Colombia | height = 1.86 m | position = Left-back | currentclub = Juventus | clubnumber = 32 | youthyears1 = 2014–2019 | youthclubs1 = Atlético Nacional | years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = Atlético Nacional | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2022–2024 | clubs2 = Hellas Verona | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2024– | clubs3 = Juventus | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Colombia U18 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2024– | nationalteam2 = Colombia | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 23:18, 14 February 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 29 March 2026 }} '''Juan David Cabal Murillo''' (born 8 January 2001) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{Italian football updater|Juventus}} club Juventus and the Colombia national team.

==Club career== Cabal started his career with Colombian club Atlético Nacional, helping them win the 2021 Copa Colombia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.futbolred.com/futbol-colombiano/liga-aguila/juan-david-cabal-juvenil-de-nacional-con-buen-presente-108908|title=Juan David Cabal, el futbolista de 18 años que no se siente un juvenil|website=Futbol Red|date=1 November 2019|access-date=14 December 2025|language=es}}</ref> He played 50 games in all competitions for the team.<ref name=":0" />

On 20 August 2022, Cabal signed for Serie A club Hellas Verona.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eldeportivo.com.co/colombianos-en-el-exterior/juan-david-cabal-estuvo-en-el-radar-del-feyenoord/|first=Fredy|last=Arciniegas|title=Juan David Cabal estuvo en el radar del Feyenoord|website=El Deportivo|date=23 August 2022|access-date=14 December 2025|language=es}}</ref> In his first season, he played only twelve games and was used as a back-up centre-back.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Juan Cabal, a tactical analysis|url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/juan-cabal-a-tactical-analysis|website=Juventus|date=21 July 2024|access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> Cabal played 30 minutes in the relegation play-off game against Spezia, which Verona won.<ref name=":1" /> Cabal emerged during the second half of the 2023–24 season, where he was deployed as a left-back in Marco Baroni's four-man defence.<ref name=":1" />

On 18 July 2024, Cabal joined fellow Serie A club Juventus on a five-year contract.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Juan Cabal signs for Juventus!|url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/juan-cabal-signs-for-juventus|website=Juventus|access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref> In November that year, he sustained an ACL injury in his left knee which sidelined him for the rest of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/brutal-injury-confirmed-for-juventus-defender-cabal-40309437 |title=Brutal Injury Confirmed for Juventus Defender Cabal|website=OneFootball|publisher=OneFootball GmbH|date=14 November 2024 }}</ref>

==International career== On 10 September 2024, Cabal debuted for the Colombia national team a 2026 World Cup qualification against Argentina at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, replacing Yerson Mosquera in the 88th minute; the match ended in a 2–1 victory for the Colombians.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Santiago|last=Tovar|title=¿Quién es Juan David Cabal, el joven que debutó con la Selección Colombia contra Argentina?|url=https://redmas.com.co/deportes/Quien-es-Juan-David-Cabal-el-joven-que-debuto-con-la-Seleccion-Colombia-contra-Argentina-20240910-0058.html|website=redmas.com|date=10 September 2024|access-date=14 December 2025|language=es}}</ref>

==Style of play== Initially a centre-back, Cabal later developed into a left-back with a strong physique.<ref name=":1" />

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 17 February 2026}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=5|Atlético Nacional |2019 |Categoría Primera A |8||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9||0 |- |2020 |Categoría Primera A |7||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||8||0 |- |2021 |Categoría Primera A |7||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||8||0 |- |2022 |Categoría Primera A |23||1||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||25||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !45!!1!!5!!0!!0!!0!!colspan=2|—!!50!!1 |- |rowspan=3|Hellas Verona |2022–23 |Serie A |11||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker}}||0||12||0 |- |2023–24 |Serie A |22||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||22||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !33!!0!!0!!0!!colspan=2|—!!1!!0!!34!!0 |- |rowspan=3|Juventus |2024–25 |Serie A |7||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||0||0||0||9||0 |- |2025–26 |Serie A |12||2||1||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan=2|—||19||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !19!!2!!1!!0!!8!!0!!0!!0!!28!!2 |- !colspan=3|Career total !97!!3!!6!!0!!8!!0!!1!!0!!112!!3 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== {{updated|match played 29 March 2026}}

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Colombia |2024||2||0 |- |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!3!!0 |}

==Honours== '''Atlético Nacional''' *Copa Colombia: 2021

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.juventus.com/en/teams/first-team-men/squad/juan-david-cabal Profile] at the Juventus FC website * {{UEFA player}}

{{Juventus FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabal, Juan}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Cali Category:Colombian men's footballers Category:Colombia men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen Category:Colombia men's international footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Atlético Nacional footballers Category:Hellas Verona FC players Category:Juventus FC players Category:Categoría Primera A players Category:Serie A players Category:Colombian expatriate men's footballers Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy