Juan Izquierdo

Juan Manuel Izquierdo Viana (born 4 July 1997) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Nacional in the Uruguayan Primera División.

He has made over 100 Uruguayan Primera División appearances for Cerro, Peñarol, Montevideo Wanderers, Liverpool and Nacional, winning the league in 2022 and 2023 for the last two clubs, respectively. He also briefly played in Mexico's Liga MX for Atlético San Luis in 2021.

Club career
Born in Montevideo, Izquierdo made his professional debut for Cerro on 20 February 2018, starting in a goalless draw away to Sport Rosario of Peru in the Copa Sudamericana. Five days later he made his Uruguayan Primera División debut as a 41st-minute substitute for Jonathan Barboza in a 4–0 loss away to Nacional. He played 28 games in his first season and scored once in a 5–2 home win over Progresso on 25 August.

In February 2019, Izquierdo transferred to Peñarol. Eleven months later, having played just five times in a runner-up season, he signed for Montevideo Wanderers. On 30 November, he scored his only goals for the "Bohemians" in a 3–2 win away to Liverpool in the same city.

Izquierdo moved abroad for the first time in February 2021, joining Atlético San Luis of the Mexican Liga MX. Having made only four appearances, and confronted fans in the stands in April, he returned to Wanderers in August. He moved to Nacional for 2022, playing just 13 minutes as a substitute against Rentistas on 13 February in a league-winning season due to a tibia stress fracture.

For 2023, Izquierdo moved to Liverpool in the same league. On 29 January, he debuted as a 66th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over his previous club in the 2023 Supercopa Uruguaya. He scored three goals in 31 games as they won the league for the first time. After not renewing his contract, he was brought back to Nacional by manager Álvaro Recoba in January 2024 to deal with a shortage of defenders. He scored his first goal for the Tricolor on 3 May in a 4–2 home win over Racing Club de Montevideo.

Honours
Nacional
 * Uruguayan Primera División: 2022

Liverpool
 * Uruguayan Primera División: 2023
 * Supercopa Uruguaya: 2023