Cristián Cuevas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Alejandro Cuevas Jara | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Rancagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Eindhoven (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | O'Higgins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | O'Higgins | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Vitesse (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | → FC Eindhoven (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Chile U-20 | 12 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cristián Alejandro Cuevas Jara (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkristjan ˈkweβas], born 2 April 1995) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivise club FC Eindhoven on loan from Chelsea. Cuevas plays primarily as a left-back but can also operate as a left-winger.[1]
He plays for the Chile national under-20 team and has been picked to play in the South American Youth Championship. He competed in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey helping Chile going all the way into the Quarter- finals.
Club Career
O'Higgins
Cuevas began his career at O'Higgins with the club's youth team as a midfielder. He broke into the first team in May 2011, making his first competitive appearance on 8 May in a 5–1 loss against Colo-Colo.[2] Cuevas has continued to appear since, particularly in the Copa Chile.
Chelsea
In November 2012, it was reported that Cuevas had held a successful trial with Premier League club Chelsea following a number of good performances for the Chilean Under 20s team.[3] The deal was officially completed on 23 July 2013 and Cuevas signed a contract until 2018 with Chelsea.[4]
Loan to Vitesse
Shortly after signing for Chelsea, Cuevas was sent on a season long loan to the Eredivisie club Vitesse.[5] There he linked up with fellow Chelsea loanees Patrick van Aanholt, Gaël Kakuta, Lucas Piazón, Sam Hutchinson and Christian Atsu.
Loan to FC Eindhoven
On 7 February 2014, it was announced that Cuevas would spent the rest of the season on loan with FC Eindhoven in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[6]
References
- ↑ "CRISTIAN CUEVAS". chelseafc.com. 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Colo-Colo 5–1 O'Higgins". La Tercera. 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Jugador se prueba en Chelsea: “No hay uno en Chile como él”". Terra Chile. 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "BLUES SEAL CUEVAS SIGNING". chelseafc.com. 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "VITESSE HUURT CRISTIÁN CUEVAS". Vitesse.nl. 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Chelsea stalt jonge linksback bij FC Eindhoven". Voetbalprimeur. 7 February 2014.
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