Juan Ramón Cazares Sevillano (born 3 April 1992) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brazilian club Paysandu.

[1] At Independiente, Cazares made his senior debut in 2009 Ecuadorian Serie B, appearing in nine matches and scoring one goal on 6 September, in a 4–0 home routing of Municipal Cañar.

[5] Cazares made his first team debut for River on 7 December 2011, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Chori Domínguez in a 1–0 Copa Argentina home win against Defensores de Belgrano;[6] he became the first Ecuadorian to play for the club.

Cazares scored his first goals abroad on 7 December 2013, netting a brace in a 4–2 home win against Unión de Santa Fe.

He finished the season as an undisputed starter, scoring four goals in 38 appearances as his side achieved a top tier promotion as champions.

In July 2014, Cazares' loan was renewed for a further 18 months, with Banfield having a 1.5 million buyout clause for the remaining 50% of his rights (which belonged to Independiente).

On 27 December 2016, Cazares agreed to join Série A club Atlético Mineiro,[14] who paid 1.5 million dollars for 50% of his rights directly to Independiente.

[16] Cazares made his debut for Galo on 24 February 2016, starting in a 1–0 home win against former club Independiente for the year's Copa Libertadores.

Cazares finished the year with ten goals in all competitions, being the club's fourth top goalscorer (behind Robinho, Lucas Pratto and Fred, respectively) and the best in the midfield position.

[28] After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA allowed players to leave the country to remain active, and Cazares joined Independiente on loan on 4 April 2022.

[36] Cazares represented Ecuador under-20s in 2011 South American U-20 Championship and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring a goal against Colombia in the former tournament.