Date of birth (1985-12-14) December 14, 1985 (age 27)
Place of birth Chigorodó, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Juan Camilo Zúñiga Mosquera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan kaˈmilo ˈsuɲiɣa mosˈkeɾa], born 14 December 1985) is a Colombian football winger/Wingback who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Colombian national team. He is well known for his contributing assists when playing as a defender and an overall versatile player.[1]
Career [edit]Zúñiga left Atlético Nacional in the summer of 2008 and was contracted by Siena.[2] On 9 July 2009 Napoli signed the Colombian from Siena on a five-year deal for €8.5 million.[3][4] Zúñiga then usually featured in the left side of the 3-5-2 formation, as the left wingback, since Christian Maggio often occupies the right side.
After the arrival of Andrea Dossena in January 2010, he lost his starting place and became a backup wingback on both flanks in 2010–11 Serie A season.
Zúñiga scored his first Serie A goal for Napoli against Catania on 20 February 2011. His second goal was on 15 May 2011 against Inter Milan in the 46th minute. His third, spectacular goal occurred against Genoa C.F.C. on 21 December 2011.
International career [edit]Zúñiga played for Colombia in the 2005 World Youth Cup before progressing to the senior national team in 2005. He was regarded as being similar to other famous adventurous full-backs such as Cafu and Roberto Carlos by the Italian press during the under-20 World Youth Cup, because of his attacking nature.
Zúñiga has started most of Colombia 2014 World Cup qualfiers, only missing in the game against Venezuela given permission to leave the team for the birth of his son,[5] and against Peru due to injury. Zúñiga scored his first international goal for Colombia in the final minute of extra time during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on 7 September 2012, which Colombia won 4-0.
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