Víctor Cuesta

Víctor Leandro Cuesta (born 19 November 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Botafogo, on loan from Internacional.

Víctor Cuesta
Cuesta playing for Internacional in 2017
Personal information
Full name Víctor Leandro Cuesta
Date of birth (1988-11-19) 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
 Botafogo (on loan from Internacional)
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– Internacional 208 (8)
2022– → Botafogo (loan) 37 (5)
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

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 CompetitionRef.
1.14 June 2016CenturyLink 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2009–10 Primera B Nacional 171————171
2010–11 171————171
Total 342————342
Arsenal de Sarandí 2011–12 Primera División 80212[lower-alpha 1]0——121
2012–13 111104[lower-alpha 1]0——161
2013–14 0010———10
Total 1914160——292
Huracán (loan) 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 33110———341
Independiente 2014 Primera División 16110———171
2015 301206[lower-alpha 2]0——381
2016 153104[lower-alpha 2]0——203
2016–17 12100———121
Total 73640100——876
Internacional 2017 Série B 27340—9[lower-alpha 3]1—404
2018 Série A 34260—7[lower-alpha 3]0—472
2019 3118010[lower-alpha 1]011[lower-alpha 3]0—601
2020 3514010[lower-alpha 1]08[lower-alpha 3]0—531
2021 350208[lower-alpha 1]29[lower-alpha 3]0—511
2021 00100011[lower-alpha 3]0—120
Total 1627250282461—26110
Botafogo (loan) 2022 Série A 294————294
2023 0010008[lower-alpha 4]1—91
Total 294100081—385
Career total 350213514425420048326
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
  4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.

Honours

Club
Arsenal de Sarandí
Huracán

International

Argentina

Individual

References
  1. "Víctor Cuesta, a Independiente; ¿qué pasará con Damián Schmidt y Arsenal?". MundoD (in Spanish). 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  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). 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  5. "Están los 23: Tevez lo verá por televisión y la gran sorpresa es Víctor Cuesta, del Rojo". Infobae (in Spanish). 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
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