Christian Cueva
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| Full name | Christian Alberto Cueva Bravo | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Trujillo, Peru | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 2005-2007 | Universidad San Martín | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Universidad San Martín | 120 | (19) | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Universidad César Vallejo | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Unión Española | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Alianza Lima | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Toluca | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2016– | São Paulo | 18 | (6) | ||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Peru U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2011– | Peru | 32 | (6) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016. | |||||||||||||||
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Christian Alberto Cueva Bravo (born 23 November 1991) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club São Paulo FC as an attacking midfielder.
He was a member of the Peru national football team that finished in third place at the 2015 Copa América.
Club career
Cueva spent his early career in his native Peru with Universidad San Martín and Universidad César Vallejo.[2][1] In January 2013 he was close to signing for Brazilian club Ponte Preta,[3] but later that month he moved to Chilean club Unión Española.[4]
He signed on loan for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano in August 2013.[5]
Cueva returned to Peru with Alianza Lima in 2014.[1] In July 2015, he signed for Mexican club Toluca.[6]
On 2 June 2016, Cueva signed a four-year contract with Brazilian side São Paulo FC. Because of his calling up for Peruvian team for Copa América Centenario, Cueva joined his new side after the international competition.[7]
International career
He made his international debut for Peru in 2011.[2] He was included in Peru's squad for the 2015 Copa América, scoring the team's opening goal of the tournament in a 2–1 loss to Brazil.[8]
International goals
- As of match played 10 November 2016[1]
- Peru score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cueva goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 14 June 2015 | Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile | 9 |  Brazil | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2015 Copa America |
| 2 | 24 May 2016 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru | 22 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8 June 2016 | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States | 24 |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 2–2 | Copa América Centenario |
| 4 | 6 September 2016 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Perú | 28 | Ecuador | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 6 October 2016 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Perú | 29 |  Argentina | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| 6 | 10 November 2016 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | 31 |  Paraguay | 1-3 | 1–4 |
Style of play
Whilst for Peru, Cueva plays through center of the field, for clubs, as Toluca, he plays more at flanks, mainly left one. He works well at short spaces and he has a good dribble.[9]
Honors
Individual
References
- 1 2 3 4 Christian Cueva profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Christian Cueva". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Christian Cueva jugará al lado de Ramírez en el Ponte Preta de Brasil" (in Spanish). elcomercio.pe. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Unión Española oficializó el fichaje de Gustavo Canales y Christian Cueva" (in Spanish). cooperativa.cl. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "El centrocampista peruano Christian Cueva, nuevo jugador del Rayo" (in Spanish). Marca.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ http://elcomercio.pe/deporte-total/peruanos-en-el-mundo/christian-cueva-toluca-voy-entregar-todo-club-noticia-1826946
- ↑ São Paulo acerta contratação de meia Christian Cueva, da seleção do Peru
- ↑ "Brazil 2-1 Peru". BBC. 15 June 2015.
- ↑ Análise técnica de Christian Cueva: como joga o novo reforço peruano do São Paulo?
- ↑ "Copa América 2015 - Team of the tournament". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
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