Víctor Cuesta

Víctor Cuesta
Cuesta playing for Internacional in 2017
Personal information
Full name Víctor Leandro Cuesta
Date of birth (1988-11-19) 19 November 1988 (age 36)
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
0000–2008 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)
*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

Víctor Leandro Cuesta (born 19 November 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bahia.

Club career

Cuesta in 2015

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

In 2014, after 6 years contracted to Arsenal, Cuesta transferred to Independiente for $1 million.[1]

Internacional

On 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

Cuesta 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

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

Club

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
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.

Honours

Club

Arsenal de Sarandí
Huracán
Botafogo

International

Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Víctor Cuesta, a Independiente; ¿qué pasará con Damián Schmidt y Arsenal?". MundoD (in Spanish). 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Inter anuncia contratação do zagueiro Victor Cuesta, do Independiente" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Palmeiras e Internacional dominam a seleção do Brasileirão 2018; veja os 11 escolhidos" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Martino entregó una lista preliminar de 57 jugadores para los Juegos Olímpicos 2016". Infobae (in Spanish). 18 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. ^ "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.