Víctor Cuesta
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Leandro Cuesta | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Independiente | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Arsenal Sarandí | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Arsenal Sarandí | 19 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Huracán (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2014– | Independiente | 61 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Argentina | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 May 2016. | |||
Víctor Leandro Cuesta (born 19 November 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Independiente and the Argentina national team as a central defender.
Club career
Born in La Plata, Cuesta joined Arsenal Sarandí as a youth player, progressing to the senior team in 2008. Struggling to get first team action, he was loaned to Defensa y Justicia in January 2010, playing at the time in the Nacional B. He made 34 appearances and scored 2 goals during his one-and-a-half-year stint at the club.
Cuesta returned to Arsenal in 2011 and was part of the squad that won the 2012 Clausura, the 2012 Supercopa and the 2012–13 Copa Argentina, being used mainly as a substitute and making 19 appearances over two seasons. In 2013, he was loaned to Huracán and there enjoyed a successful spell, winning the Copa Argentina as a starter.
In 2014, after 6 years contracted to Arsenal, Cuesta transferred to Independiente for $1 million.[1]
International career
In April 2016, Cuesta was included by Gerardo Martino in the preliminary list for the Olympic squad that will be playing in Rio.[2]
In May 2016, he received his first call up to the senior team as a member of the squad for the Copa América Centenario.[3] He made his debut on 27 May 2016, coming off the bench in a 1-0 win against Honduras.
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 June 2016 | CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States |  Bolivia | | | Copa America Centenario |
Honours
- Arsenal de Sarandí
- Huracán
References
- ↑ "Víctor Cuesta, a Independiente; ¿qué pasará con Damián Schmidt y Arsenal?". MundoD (in Spanish). 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ↑ "Martino entregó una lista preliminar de 57 jugadores para los Juegos Olímpicos 2016". Infobae (in Spanish). 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ↑ "Están los 23: Tevez lo verá por televisión y la gran sorpresa es Víctor Cuesta, del Rojo". Infobae (in Spanish). 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
External links
- Víctor Cuesta profile at Soccerway
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