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Nelson Cabanillas

Cabanillas at the 2018 Noche Crema
Personal information
Full name	Nelson Jhonny Luis Cabanillas Jesús
Date of birth	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Comas, Lima, Perú
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, Left wing-back
Team information
Current team	Universitario de Deportes
Number	27
Youth career
2017–2018	Universitario de Deportes
2018	San Luis de Quillota
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	San Luis de Quillota	0	(0)
2019	→ Universitario de Deportes (loan)	11	(0)
2020–	Universitario de Deportes	105	(1)
International career
2017	Perú U17	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2023

Nelson Jhonny Luis Cabanillas Jesús (born 8 February 2000) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes.

Club career

Cabanillas played in the youth ranks of Universitario de Deportes since August 2017. In early 2018, he was one of the players that manager Pedro Troglio wanted to promote to the first team of Universitario; however, this was not allowed by the Peruvian Football Federation due to a sanction that forbade Universitario from signing or renovating football contracts.

After being unable to sign a professional contract with Universitario, Cabanillas emigrated to Chile to play in the reserve team of San Luis de Quillota. After performing well in San Luis' U19 team, he signed his first professional contract for three years.

Universitario de Deportes

In January 2019, he was officially announced as a new signing of Universitario de Deportes, arriving on loan for one season. Cabanillas made his debut in matchday 10 of the Liga 1, in a 4–0 victory against Sport Boys, where he forced an own goal to put Universitario up 1–0. At the end of the season, he was fully transferred to Universitario and signed a contract for two years. Despite this, Cabanillas did not play regularly in the 2020 season and only appeared in 3 matches. He began the 2021 season in the trust of manager Ángel Comizzo; however, a bad run of form saw him losing space in the starting XI. At the start of the year, Cabanillas played as a left-winger, but after a serious injury to Iván Santillán he began to be played as an emergency left-back. In matchday 7 of the Fase 2, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–2 defeat in the Peruvian Clásico. Cabanillas ended up having a good season, earning a place in the starting XI that was reaffirmed with the arrival of manager Gregorio Pérez. At the end of the year, he renewed his contract with la U for three more seasons.

Cabanillas played in the second qualifying stage of the 2022 Copa Libertadores with Universitario against Barcelona de Guayaquil, but the team ended up losing both home and away matches and was eliminated from the tournament. The following season, after the arrival of manager Jorge Fossati, Cabanillas began playing as a left wing-back. He also played in the 2023 Copa Sudamericana, standing out in Universitario's group stage match against Gimnasia de la Plata, but being expelled in a match of the same stage against Santa Fe. During the second half of the season, injuries and weight gain meant that Cabanillas' spot in the starting XI was taken by José Bolivar for several matches. A the end of the year, he won the national title with his club after defeating Alianza Lima 3–1 on aggregate in the finals. The next year, Cabanillas would alternate the left flank with Ecuadorian Segundo Portocarrero and, in November, he won a second consecutive national championship.

International career

Cabanillas was part of the Peruvian U17 national team which played the 2017 South American U-17 Championship in Chile.

Career statistics

As of 11 November 2024

Honours

Club

Universitario de Deportes

• Peruvian Primera División: 2023, 2024

References

1. "El caso de Nelson Cabanillas, el juvenil de la 'U' que tiene prohibido jugar en el primer equipo" [The case of Nelson Cabanillas, the youth player from "la U" who is forbidden to play in the first team]. Depor (in Spanish). 8 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
2. "Universitario: la promesa que no pudo retener, firmó amplio contrato en Chile" [Universitario: the promise it could not retain, signed a large contract in Chile]. Depor (in Spanish). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
3. "El autogol que forzó Nelson Cabanillas en su debut con Universitario de Deportes" [The own goal that Nelson Cabanillas forced in his debut with Universitario de Deportes]. Depor (in Spanish). 21 April 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
4. "Bombazo inatajable: Nelson Cabanillas marcó un golazo para el 1-1 de la 'U' vs. Alianza Lima [VIDEO]" [Unstoppable blast: Nelson Cabanillas scored a great goal to tie the game 1-1 for "la U" vs. Alianza Lima]. Depor (in Spanish). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
5. "Se queda en casa: Nelson Cabanillas renovará con Universitario por tres temporadas más" [He stays at home: Nelson Cabanillas will renew with Universitario for three more seasons]. Depor (in Spanish). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
6. "Roja para Cabanillas: la patada del carrilero que deja a Universitario con uno menos ante Santa Fe" [Red card for Cabanillas: the wing-back's kick that leaves Universitario with one man down against Santa Fe]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
7. Cueva, Nicole (8 April 2023). "Universitario: Nelson Cabanillas estaría siendo seguido por clubes de México y EE.UU" [Universitario: Nelson Cabanillas would be being followed by clubs from Mexico and the USA]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2024.
8. Solis Ruiz, Miguel (8 June 2023). "Expulsión de Nelson Cabanillas tras brutal patada en Universitario vs Santa Fe por Copa Sudamericana" [Nelson Cabanillas' expulsion after brutal kick in Universitario vs Santa Fe for Copa Sudamericana]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
9. Robles Tadokoro, Wilmer (20 September 2023). "¿Qué pasó con Cabanillas y por qué cedió su lugar a Bolívar en la 'U' de Fossati?" [What happened with Cabanillas and why did he cede his spot to Bolivar in Fossati's "U"?] (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
10. "Perú [Sub 17] Selección » Plantilla Sub 17" [Peru Team » U17 Squad]. livefutbol.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
11. "N. Cabanillas - Profile". Soccerway. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

• 2000 births
• Living people
• Footballers from Lima
• Peruvian men's footballers
• Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
• Peruvian Primera División players
• Men's association football fullbacks