Ibán Javier Cuadrado Alonso (; born 21 February 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.

He amassed Segunda División totals of 248 games and five goals over the course of eight seasons, mainly in representation of Real Murcia. He also spent four years in La Liga, two apiece with that club and Málaga for a total of 62 matches.

Club career Cuadrado was born in Salamanca, Region of León. A product of La Liga giants FC Barcelona, he would play almost exclusively for their B team in both the second and third divisions. Courtesy of Louis van Gaal, he appeared in one UEFA Champions League game with the main squad, featuring one minute in a 2–0 group-stage away win over Brøndby IF on 9 December 1998.Un respiro muy oportuno (Timely breather); Mundo Deportivo, 10 December 1998 (in Spanish)

Released by the Catalans in 2001, Cuadrado signed with Real Murcia CF, where he would be an indispensable element throughout seven seasons, helping to two promotions (although he appeared in just ten matches in the 2007–08 campaign, which ended in La Liga relegation).Alcaraz escribe el mismo guión (Alcaraz writes the same script); La Verdad, 8 February 2008 (in Spanish)El exclusivo club grana de los 200 (The exclusive 200 grana club); La Verdad, 27 May 2012 (in Spanish)Qué fue de… Ibán Cuadrado: un pionero en China (What happened to… Ibán Cuadrado: pioneer in China); 20 minutos, 17 June 2017 (in Spanish)

Subsequently, Cuadrado joined Málaga CF, recently promoted to the top flight,"En Primera, los defensas somos los más sufridores" ("In Primera, we the defenders suffer the most"); La Opinión de Málaga, 29 July 2008 (in Spanish) where he was only third or fourth choice. On 14 January 2010 he moved to Rayo Vallecano, signing with the second-tier side until the end of that season and the next.Cuadrado, nuevo jugador del Rayo (Cuadrado, new Rayo player) ; Rayo Herald, 14 January 2010 (in Spanish) He made his debut three days later, starting in the 4–4 home draw against Hércules CF and scoring an own goal.Empacho de goles y reparto de puntos en Vallecas (Goal indigestion and points shared at Vallecas); Marca, 17 January 2010 (in Spanish)

After one unsuccessful season with Rayo individually, the 31-year-old Cuadrado switched to SD Ponferradina of division two, reuniting with former Málaga teammates Javi López, Daniel Toribio and Miguel Ángel.2 nuevas incorporaciones al equipo (2 new additions to the team); SD Ponferradina, 24 August 2010 (in Spanish) In summer 2011, following his team's relegation, he returned to his hometown and signed with lowly UD Salamanca.La UDS cierra el fichaje del central Ibán Cuadrado por una temporada (UDS complete signing of stopper Ibán Cuadrado for one season); La Gaceta de Salamanca, 3 August 2011 (in Spanish)

Cuadrado moved abroad for the first time in his career at the age of 34, joining Chinese Super League's Shanghai SIPG FC.上港队敲定首名外援 西中卫已以正式球员身份合练 ; Shanghai EA, 30 January 2013 (in Chinese) In March 2015 he switched clubs but stayed in the nation, transferring to Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng F.C. from the League One.贵州智诚火速选定三外援人选 前上港队中卫加盟; Sohu, 5 March 2015 (in Chinese)

In October 2018, Cuadrado returned to the Camp Nou, as youth assistant coach.Ibán Cuadrado regresa al Barça y se enrola en La Masia (Ibán Cuadrado returns to Barça and is added to La Masia); Be Soccer, 3 October 2018 (in Spanish)

Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona B1997–98Segunda División B20——201998–99Segunda División381——3811999–2000Segunda División B332——3322000–01Segunda División B286——286Total1019——1019Barcelona2000–01La Liga0000—20Murcia2001–02Segunda División28110—2912002–03Segunda División35050—4002003–04La Liga34010—3502004–05Segunda División36120—3812005–06Segunda División40200—4022006–07Segunda División34000—2042007–08La Liga10020—167Total2174110—2284Málaga2008–09La Liga14020—1602009–10La Liga4000—40Total18020—200Rayo Vallecano2009–10Segunda División60——60Ponferradina2010–11Segunda División31010—320Salamanca2011–12Segunda División B31010—320Shanghai SIPG2013Chinese Super League30100—3012014Chinese Super League27000—270Total57100—571Guizhou Zhicheng2015China League One26000—2602016China League One26000—260Total52000—520Career total513141500052814

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