Gustavo Cuéllar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallego | ||
| Date of birth | October 14, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Flamengo | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | Deportivo Cali | 118 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Junior (loan) | 49 | (0) |
| 2016– | Flamengo | 27 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Colombia U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2011 | Colombia U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015– | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017 | |||
Gustavo Cuéllar (born October 14, 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian Série A club Flamengo.[1]
Career
Flamengo
On 20 January 2016 Deportivo Cali confirmed that Cuéllar would be transferred to Brazilian club Flamengo. The transfer fee surrounded the amount of R$8 million for 70% of his economic rights.[2]
On the beginning of the 2017 Brazilian Série A season rumors in the brazilian media linked Cuéllar with Vitória on a possible loan.[3] Despite the interest from other clubs Cuéllar started to receive more chances in the first team, including playing as a starter. On 28 June 2017, in a Copa do Brasil match against Santos, at Ilha do Urubu, Cuéllar scored his first goal for Flamengo with a beautiful placed shot as his team won 2-0.[4]
International career
Gustavo played for Colombia U17 in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he appeared in all seven matches and scored two goals, both against Gambia in a 2-2 draw,[5] as the team finished the tournament in fourth place.
He also represented Colombia U20 in the 2011 South American U-20 Championship, he had five appearances and the team finished the tournament in the sixth place.
On 8 September 2015 Gustavo debuted for Colombia as a starter in a 1-1 draw against Peru in Harrison, United States.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 August 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Cali | 2009 | Primera A | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | - | - | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 118 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 2 | ||
| Junior (loan) | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Primera A | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | - | - | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 269 | 3 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Eight appearances in Rio State League and two appearances in Primeira Liga
- ↑ Two appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores and one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Six appearances in Rio State League and two appearances in Primeira Liga
International
- As of January 25, 2017[6]
| Team | Season | Club | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2015 | Junior | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Flamengo | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||
International appearances and goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Goal | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 8, 2015 | Harrison, USA |  Peru | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2. | March 29, 2016 | Barranquilla, COL |  Ecuador | 3–1 | 0 | Win | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | January 25, 2017 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA |  Brazil | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Deportivo Cali
- Junior
- Flamengo
References
- ↑ "Gustavo Cuellar". Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ↑ "Deportivo Cali confirma venda de Gustavo Cuéllar para o Flamengo". globoesporte.com. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sinval Vieira: Cuéllar e Lucas Fernandes na pauta; faltam detalhes por Neilton". globoesporte.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Mesmo com Vanderlei em noite especial, Fla supera Santos com dois passes de Guerrero e dois golaços". espn.com.br. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "Gambia vs Colombia match report". FIFA. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ Gustavo Cuellar at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Gustavo Cuéllar at TheFinalBall.com
- Gustavo Cuéllar at Soccerway