Juan José Cáceres (born 1 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.
Club career Cáceres spent eight years in the youth system of Boca Juniors, prior to departing to join Racing Club's academy at the start of 2017. In his second year, Cáceres was involved in a training ground fight with Ricardo Centurión. His breakthrough into the Racing first-team occurred in 2020, with the right-back initially appearing as an unused substitute for a Primera División draw with Colón on 14 February. Cáceres' senior debut soon arrived in the succeeding November, as he featured for the second half of a home defeat to Arsenal de Sarandí.
On 19 February 2025, Cáceres signed a contract until the end of 2029 with Russian club Dynamo Moscow, joining his compatriots Fabián Balbuena and Roberto Fernández in Dynamo's defense.
International career Cáceres was born in Argentina but is eligible to represent Paraguay through his ancestry.
He made his debut for the Paraguay national team on 18 June 2023 in a friendly match against Nicaragua, which ended in a 2–0 victory.
On 1 June 2026, he was named by head coach Gustavo Alfaro in Paraguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He started every Paraguay's game at the World Cup, as they qualified for the knockout stage and eliminated Germany in a penalty shoot-out in the Round of 32, before falling 0–1 to France in the Round of 16.
Personal life Cáceres is of Paraguayan descent. In August 2020, it was revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic; he was asymptomatic.
Honours Racing Club
Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2022
Career statistics Club .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRacing Club2019–20Primera División000000002020–2160205Appearances in Copa Libertadores013020212510000251202270200090202310000010Total3914050481Lanús2023Argentine Primera División30120003212024280005Appearances in Copa Sudamericana0330202530——30Total6112050681Dynamo Moscow2024–25Russian Premier League10030—1302025–26Russian Premier League24170—3112026–27Russian Premier League8010—90Total42111000531Career total14231701001693
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsParaguay202330202440202580202680Total230
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