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 winger / Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Sint-Truiden (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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) | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → U. de Chile (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2015 | Chile U20 | 15 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2016. | |||
Cristián Alejandro Cuevas Jara (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkristjan ˈkweas], born 2 April 1995) is a Chilean footballer who plays for English club 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 Primera División de Chile club O'Higgins. He progressed from the club's youth level all the way to the senior team. In 2011 he was promoted to the first-adult team and on 8 May he debuted in a 5–1 away loss to Colo-Colo in the Estadio Monumental.[2] Cuevas has continued to appear since it, particularly in Copa Chile games.
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]
In 2013, after a season at the reserve team he was considered by Eduardo Berizzo to play the Torneo Transición, who chose him after a well South American Youth Football Championship in Argentina with the national under-20 side. He made seven appearances (the most of those as left back) and before the FIFA U-20 World Cup, on 23 July, Cuevas completed a five-year contract with Chelsea that will keep at Stamford Bridge until 2018.[4] The English club paid a £3 million fee for the player.[5]
Chelsea
After his successful move, Cuevas joined the club’s pre-season and stayed training with the first adult team alongside other youngsters players under the orders of José Mourinho before being sent on season long loan to the Eredivisie club Vitesse.[6] There he linked up with fellow Chelsea loanees Patrick van Aanholt, Gaël Kakuta, Lucas Piazón, Sam Hutchinson and Christian Atsu.
Loan to Vitesse
On 1 September 2013, Cuevas made his first appearance on the bench in the match against AZ, although he was an unused substitution as Vitesse drew 1–1.[7] On 1 September 2013, Cuevas again appearance on the bench in the match against PEC Zwolle, but he was an unused substitution again.[8]
Cuevas failed to make a single first team appearance before Vitesse decided to end his loan in February.[9]
Loan to FC Eindhoven
On 7 February 2014, it was announced that Cuevas would spend the rest of the season on loan with FC Eindhoven in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[10] Later that day, Cuevas made his debut coming off the bench and replacing Torino Hunte after the first-half in a match against Almere City which ended in a 2–1 loss for Eindhoven.[11] On 28 March, he scored his first goal for the club and his first professional goal in a 4–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam.[12]
He finished the season with 13 appearances and one goal.
Loan to Universidad de Chile
On 30 June 2014, Cuevas was sent on a season long loan to Universidad de Chile.[13][14] Cuevas made his debut on 13 February 2015 against Unión Española which ended in a 2–1 lost for Universidad de Chile.[15]
Cuevas made a total of 6 appearances with only 4 league appearances during his time back in his home country.[16]
Loan to Sint-Truidense V.V.
On 10 August 2015, Cuevas was sent on a season long loan to Sint-Truiden along with fellow Chelsea youth player Joao Rodríguez.[17] On 16 August, Cuevas made his debut off the bench in the 62th minute replacing Yannis Mbombo in the match against Gent which ended in 1–0 lost.[18]
International career
He was part of the Chile national under-20 football team, who played the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina. He also joined the first team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup based in Turkey, where they reached the quarter-finals.[19]
Cuevas was also included in Chile's squad for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in Uruguay.
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 January 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| O'Higgins | 2011 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| FC Eindhoven (loan) | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Universidad de Chile (loan) | 2014–15 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Chile
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Belgian Cup
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.
- ↑ "Chelsea complete £3m deal to sign Chilean wonderkid Cuevas". chelseafc.com. 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "VITESSE HUURT CRISTIÁN CUEVAS". Vitesse.nl. 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "AZ vs VITESSE 1-1". Soccerway US. 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "VITESSE vs PEC Zwolle 3-0". Soccerway US. 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "FC Eindhoven loan Chelsea star". 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Chelsea stalt jonge linksback bij FC Eindhoven". Voetbalprimeur. 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "FC Eindhoven vs Almere City 1-2". Soccerway. 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "FC Eindhoven klopt Sparta Rotterdam met verbluffende 4-0". Omroep Brabant. 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Cristián Cuevas será nuevo refuerzo de Universidad de Chile". Cooperativa.cl.
- ↑ "Club Universidad de Chile". Udechile.cl.
- ↑ "Universidad Chile vs. Unión Española 1 - 2". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Chile: C. Cuevas Profile". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Loan move for Cuevas". Chelsea.
- ↑ "Gent vs. Sint-Truiden 1 - 0". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Mundial Sub 20 Turquía 2013: Chile presentó lista de convocados". La Nueve. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
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