Cristian Cuevas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Alejandro Cuevas Jara | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Rancagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back / Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chelsea | ||
| 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 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → FC Eindhoven (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Chile U20 | 19 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2017 |
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Cristián Alejandro Cuevas Jara (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkristjan ˈkweβas], born 2 April 1995) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Chelsea. Cuevas plays primarily as a left-back but can also operate as a left-winger.
Cuevas played for the Chile national under-20 team and was selected to play in the South American Youth Championship. He competed in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, helping Chile progress to the quarter-finals.
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 senior team, making his debut on 8 May in a 5–1 away loss to Colo-Colo at the Estadio Monumental. 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 impressive performances for the Chilea under-20 team.
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 which will keep at Stamford Bridge until 2018. The English club paid a £3 million fee for the player.
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