Jorge Cabezas Hurtado
Personal information
Full name Jorge Leguín Cabezas Hurtado[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003[1]
Place of birth Tumaco, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2021 Real Cartagena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Real Cartagena 25 (4)
2023– Watford 1 (0)
2023 → Independiente Medellín (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → New York Red Bulls (loan) 5 (0)
2023 → New York Red Bulls II (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2022– Colombia U20 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023

Jorge Leguín Cabezas Hurtado (born 6 September 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford.

Club career

Cabezas Hurtado is a product of Real Cartagena's academy:[2] he made his professional debut for the club on 14 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in the second half of the Copa Colombia match against Llaneros, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[3] The striker scored his first senior goal on 27 February 2022, netting the winner in a 1–2 Categoría Primera B victory over Real Santander.[4] Then, on 20 April of the same year, he scored his first brace in a 3–1 league win over Boyacá Chicó.[5]

On 3 October 2022, it was officially announced that Cabezas Hurtado had agreed to join EFL Championship side Watford on a permanent deal, signing a contract that would begin in the summer of 2023 and last until 2029.[6][7][8] However, on 19 December of the same year, the transfer's activation was anticipated to January 2023, as the forward was officially set to join Categoría Primera A side Independiente Medellín on a six-month loan, with an option to extend the deal until the end of the 2023 season.[9]

On 8 March of the same year, Cabezas Hurtado made his Copa Libertadores debut, coming on for Miguel Monsalve at the 64th minute of a 1–1 draw against Magallanes, in the first leg of the third qualifying stage.[10] Four days later, he also made his league debut, starting in a 2–0 defeat to Boyacá Chicó.[11] Finally, on 15 March, he featured in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores tie against Magallanes, which saw DIM gain a 2–0 win and advance to the group stage of the competition.[12]

On 2 August 2023, Cabezas Hurtado joined Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls on loan through the end of the 2023 season.[13]

International career

Cabezas Hurtado has represented Colombia at youth international level, having played for the under-20 national team.[14][15]

In May 2022, he was included in the Colombian squad that took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France,[14] where he scored a goal in the last group stage match against Japan,[7][16][17] as the Cafeteros eventually finished in fourth place.[18][19]

In January 2023, he was included in the Colombian squad for the South American U-20 Championship, hosted in his own country.[20] Having scored two goals in the final stage of the tournament,[2][21][22] as well as one assist,[2][23] Cabezas Hurtado helped Colombia finish in third place and qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[22]

In May 2023, Cabezas Hurtado was included by head coach Héctor Cárdenas in Colombia's final squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[24][25] where the Cafeteros reached the quarter-finals before losing to Italy.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 January 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Cartagena 2021 Categoría Primera B 801[lower-alpha 1]0000090
2022 174000000174
Total 254100000264
Watford 2022-23 EFL Championship 0010000010
→ Independiente Medellín (loan) 2023 Categoría Primera A 60004[lower-alpha 2]000100
Career total 314204000374
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Copa Colombia
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Colombia (COL)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Campos Guerrero, Julián (4 February 2023). "¿Quién es Jorge Cabezas Hurtado, figura de la Selección Colombia Sub-20?". Gol Caracol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Llaneros vs. Real Cartagena - 14 April 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Real Santander vs. Real Cartagena - 27 February 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Real Cartagena vs. Boyacá Chicó - 20 April 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Official: Hornets Complete Hurtado Signing". Watford F.C. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Watford confirma fichaje de Jorge Cabezas a partir de 2023". Diario AS (in Spanish). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Watford sign Colombian youngster on six-year deal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jorge Cabezas Hurtado nuevo jugador Rojo". DIM Oficial (in Spanish). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Prieto Pérez, Miguel Ángel (8 March 2023). "A Medellín se le escapa el triunfo: Empate con Magallanes en la ida". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "DIM pierde con Boyacá Chicó y ya piensa en la Libertadores". Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  12. ↑ Sierra, Jeimmy Paola (15 March 2023). "Medellín supera a Magallanes y avanza a grupos de Libertadores". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "New York Red Bulls Add Colombian Forward Jorge Cabezas Hurtado on Loan from Watford FC". New York Red Bulls. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub-20 para torneo Maurice Revello 2022". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub-20 para amistosos ante Ecuador". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "La Colombie bat le Japon et s'envole vers les demi-finales". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com (in French). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Selección Colombia clasificó a las semifinales en el torneo Maurice Revello". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Le Mexique conquérant face à une Colombie impuissante". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com (in French). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Selección Colombia Terminó participación en el Torneo Maurice Revello". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub-20 para el CONMEBOL Sub 20". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Uruguay y Brasil se mantienen en la cima de la Fase Final". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Colombia, tercer clasificado a la Copa Mundial Sub20". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  23. ↑ Riaño, Juan Camilo (3 February 2023). "Jorge Cabezas responde a la falta de efectividad". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  24. ↑ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Sub 20 – Copa Mundial de la FIFA Argentina 2023". Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (in Spanish). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  25. ↑ Prieto Pérez, Miguel Ángel (9 May 2023). "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia para el Mundial Sub 20". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  26. ↑ Casallas, Sergio (3 June 2023). "Colombia pierde con Italia y se despide del Mundial Sub 20". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  27. ↑ Jorge Cabezas Hurtado at Soccerway
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