Víctor Leandro Cuesta (born 19 November 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bahia.
 Cuesta playing for Internacional in 2017 | |||
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bahia | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Arsenal Sarandí | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 19 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Huracán (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Independiente | 73 | (6) |
| 2017–2023 | Internacional | 208 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | → Botafogo (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2024– | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Argentina Olympic (O.P.) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Argentina | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:48, 15 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2016 | |||
Club career
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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.
Independiente
editIn 2014, after 6 years contracted to Arsenal, Cuesta transferred to Independiente for $1 million.[1]
Internacional
editOn 2 March 2017 Internacional signed Cuesta from Independiente. The Brazilian club paid a $0.5 million fee for 50% of his rights with clauses that could raise the total fee to $2.5 million.[2]
Cuesta was a key member in the 2017 Brazilian Série B campaign, helping Internacional finishing in second place returning to Brazilian top level Série A.
In the following year he was selected to the Bola de Prata and 2018 Série A team of the year.[3]
International career
editCuesta was chosen as the overage player for the Argentina under-23 squad at the 2016 Olympic tournament in Brazil.[4]
In May 2016, he received his first call up to the senior team as a member of the squad for the Copa América Centenario.[5] He made his debut on 27 May 2016, coming off the bench in a 1–0 win against Honduras.
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 June 2016 | CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States |  Bolivia |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Copa America Centenario |
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 15 March 2023.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2009–10 | Primera B Nacional | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2011–12 | Primera División | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Huracán (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Independiente | 2014 | Primera División | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 87 | 6 | ||||
| Internacional | 2017 | Série B | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 47 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | — | 60 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[a] | 2 | 9[c] | 0 | — | 51 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 162 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 46 | 1 | — | 261 | 10 | |||
| Botafogo (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 350 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 26 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
Honours
editClub
edit- Arsenal de Sarandí
- Huracán
- Botafogo
- Taça Rio: 2023
International
editArgentina
- Copa América: Runner-up 2016
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Víctor Cuesta, a Independiente; ¿qué pasará con Damián Schmidt y Arsenal?". MundoD (in Spanish). 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Inter anuncia contratação do zagueiro Victor Cuesta, do Independiente" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Palmeiras e Internacional dominam a seleção do Brasileirão 2018; veja os 11 escolhidos" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Martino entregó una lista preliminar de 57 jugadores para los Juegos Olímpicos 2016". Infobae (in Spanish). 18 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Están los 23: Tevez lo verá por televisión y la gran sorpresa es Víctor Cuesta, del Rojo". Infobae (in Spanish). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
External links
edit- Víctor Cuesta at Soccerway