Julián Cuesta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuesta and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Julián
Personal information
Full name Julián Cuesta Díaz
Date of birth (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Campotéjar, Spain
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Aris
Number 23
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Sevilla B 54 (0)
2013–2014 Sevilla 1 (0)
2014 → Almería (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2017 Almería 22 (0)
2017–2018 Wisła Kraków 20 (0)
2018– Aris 167 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Julián Cuesta Díaz (born 28 March 1991), known simply as Julián, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Sevilla

Julián was born in Campotéjar, Province of Granada, Andalusia.[1] He played youth football with Sevilla FC, spending several of his first seasons as a senior with the reserves in the Segunda División B.

On 26 January 2013, as both players who split first-choice status in the first team, Diego López and Andrés Palop, were unavailable (the former had been sold to Real Madrid shortly before, the latter was injured), Julián was promoted to the main squad.[2] He made his La Liga debut two days later, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home win against Granada CF.[3]

Almería

On 21 January 2014, Julián was loaned to fellow top-flight side UD Almería until the end of the campaign.[4] He signed on a permanent basis on 13 June, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[5]

Julián made his debut for the Rojiblancos on 5 December 2014, starting in a 4–3 away win over Real Betis in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[6] After starter Rubén went down with an injury he became the starter, notably saving a penalty kick in a 1–0 victory at RC Celta de Vigo.[7]

Wisła Kraków

On 22 June 2017, Julián signed a one-year contract with Polish club Wisła Kraków.[8] His maiden appearance in the Ekstraklasa occurred on 14 July, in a 2–1 away defeat of Pogoń Szczecin.[9]

Aris

On 11 July 2018, Aris Thessaloniki F.C. announced the signing of Julián on a two-year deal.[10] On 6 March 2019, as a reward for his solid performances, he extended his link until the summer of 2021.[11]

Cuesta agreed to further renewals at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in July 2020[12] and May 2022.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 May 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sevilla B 2010–11[14] Segunda División B 11 0 — — — 11 0
2011–12[14] 17 0 — — — 17 0
2012–13[14] 26 0 — — — 26 0
Total 54 0 — — — 54 0
Sevilla 2011–12[14] La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2012–13[14] 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2013–14[14] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Almería 2013–14[14] La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2014–15[14] 15 0 4 0 — — 19 0
2015–16[14] Segunda División 6 0 4 0 — — 10 0
2016–17[14] 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Total 22 0 9 0 — — 31 0
Wisła Kraków 2017–18[15] Ekstraklasa 20 0 0 0 — — 20 0
Aris Thessaloniki 2018–19[15] Super League Greece 30 0 1 0 — — 31 0
2019–20[15] 23 0 6 0 4 0 — 33 0
2020–21[15] 18 0 3 0 1 0 — 22 0
2021–22[15] 27 0 2 0 0 0 — 29 0
2022–23[15] 31 0 3 0 4 0 — 38 0
2023–24[15] 29 0 6 0 3 0 — 38 0
Total 158 0 21 0 12 0 — 191 0
Career total 255 0 30 0 12 0 0 0 297 0

References

  1. ^ El futuro de Julián pasa por ser titular (Julián's future goes through being a starter); La Voz de Almería, 26 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Sube al primer equipo (Promoted to the first team); Fichajes, 26 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Sevilla see off struggling opponents Archived 10 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 28 January 2013
  4. ^ El Almería cierra el fichaje de Julián Cuesta, portero procedente del Sevilla FC (Almería complete signing of Julián Cuesta, from Sevilla FC); UD Almería, 21 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Julián Cuesta firma por tres temporadas con el Almería (Julián Cuesta signs for three seasons with Almería); UD Almería, 13 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Betis recuerda quién es... demasiado tarde (Betis remember who they are... too late); Marca, 5 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Julián, de suplente a héroe del Almería (Julián, from backup to heroe in Almería); Marca, 19 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Wisła Kraków. Julian Cuesta nowym bramkarzem (Wisła Kraków. Julián Cuesta new goalkeeper); Interia, 22 June 2017 (in Polish)
  9. ^ "Pogoń Szczecin – Wisła Kraków 1–2 w 1. kolejce Ekstraklasy" [Pogoń Szczecin – Wisła Kraków 1–2 for the Ekstraklasa 1st round] (in Polish). Interia. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Επίσημο: Ο Χουλιάν Κουέστα στον Άρη" [Official: Julián Cuesta to Aris] (in Greek). Sport 24. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Άρης: Τα βρήκε και με τον Κουέστα για νέο συμβόλαιο" [Aris: Cuesta agrees to new contract] (in Greek). Sport 24. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Άρης: Ανανέωσε έως το 2022 ο Κουέστα" [Aris: Cuesta renewed until 2022] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Άρης: Επίσημη η ανανέωση του συμβολαίου του Κουέστα μέχρι το 2024" [Aris: Cuesta's contract renewal until 2024 is official] (in Greek). Sport 24. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Julián: Julián Cuesta Díaz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g "Julián". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2018.