Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado wins race to appear on FIFA 16 cover with Lionel Messi

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Juan Cuadrado emerges as surprise FIFA 16 cover star in Latin America
Chelsea winger voted by the public to join Lionel Messi on the front cover
Cuadrado picked ahead of Sergio Aguero, Claudio Bravo and Jose Rondon
Edinson Cavani was also overlooked in preference of the Chelsea man
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Published: 05:03 EST, 10 July 2015 | Updated: 05:15 EST, 10 July 2015

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It is fair to say that Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado has struggled to acclimatise to life at Chelsea since joining the Premier League champions in January, but it has not prevented him from being voted onto the front cover of FIFA 16.

The popular video game has allowed its many worldwide fans to pick three players to adorn its front cover in each of the five global participating regions.

In the United Kingdom's edition, obvious choices such as Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson and Thibaut Courtois are currently vying to join Barcelona's footballing behemoth, with gamers able to vote for their favourite both online and via their consoles.

Juan Cuadrado will be pictured on the front cover of the various FIFA 16 video games across Latin America

Cuadrado (left) is determined to stay at Chelsea and prove his worth to the first-team, his agent claims

Latin America's candidates included Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero, Edinson Cavani, Claudio Bravo and Jose Rondon but it was Cuadrado who came out on top to rub shoulder to shoulder with Messi.

The former Fiorentina player, who last month competed at the Copa America in Chile with his national team, failed to register a goal or an assist in 14 appearances for the Blues last term.

Having arrived for a hefty £27million only seven months ago, the player has already been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge, but Cuadrado's agent Alessandro Lucci has played down talk of him not being in west London come the end of August.

A ringing endorsement from his Latin American supporters may be just what Cuadrado needs ahead of his first first full season with the Premier League champions.

FIFA 16 trailer featuring Brazilian legend Pele