Cristián Cuevas

For the Peruvian footballer, see Christian Cueva.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cuevas and the second or maternal family name is Jara.
Cristian Cuevas
Personal information
Full name Cristián Alejandro Cuevas Jara
Date of birth (1995-04-02) 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 Arnhem (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → FC Eindhoven (loan) 13 (1)
2014–2015 → U. de Chile (loan) 4 (0)
2015– → Sint-Truiden (loan) 27 (1)
National team‡
2012–2015 Chile U20 19 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2015

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 Arnhem.[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 April 2016.
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
O'Higgins 2011 Primera División 103[lower-alpha 1]0—40
2012 203[lower-alpha 1]0—50
2013 7000—70
Total 1006000160
Vitesse Arnhem (loan) 2013–14 Eredivisie 0000—00
FC Eindhoven (loan) 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 131002[lower-alpha 2]0151
Universidad de Chile (loan) 2014–15 Primera División 402[lower-alpha 1]00060
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 2711[lower-alpha 3]000281
Career total 5329020642
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Chile
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Belgian Cup

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