Víctor Cuesta
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Víctor Cuesta
| image = CuestaInter 2017.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Cuesta playing for Internacional in 2017
| fullname = Víctor Leandro Cuesta
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = La Plata, Argentina
| height = {{height|m=1.87}}
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = Newell's Old Boys
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
| youthclubs1 = Arsenal Sarandí
| years1 = 2008–2014
| clubs1 = Arsenal de Sarandí
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2010–2011
| clubs2 = → Defensa y Justicia (loan)
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = → Huracán (loan)
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2014–2016
| clubs4 = Independiente
| caps4 = 73
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2017–2023
| clubs5 = Internacional
| caps5 = 208
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = → Botafogo (loan)
| caps6 = 37
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2024
| clubs7 = Bahia
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2025–
| clubs8 = Newell's Old Boys
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Argentina Olympic (O.P.)
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = Argentina
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 17:44, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 22 June 2016
}}
Víctor Leandro Cuesta (born 19 November 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Newell's Old Boys.
Club career
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.{{cite news|title=Víctor Cuesta, a Independiente; ¿qué pasará con Damián Schmidt y Arsenal? |newspaper=MundoD |date=2014-08-11 |url=http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/victor-cuesta-independiente-que-pasara-con-damian-schmidt-y-arsenal |language=es |access-date=2016-05-26 }}
=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.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2017/03/inter-anuncia-contratacao-do-zagueiro-victor-cuesta-do-independiente.html|title=Inter anuncia contratação do zagueiro Victor Cuesta, do Independiente|publisher=globoesporte.com|language=pt|date=2 March 2017|access-date=25 November 2019}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/rj/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/noticia/palmeiras-e-internacional-dominam-a-selecao-do-brasileirao-2018-veja-os-11-escolhidos.ghtml |title=Palmeiras e Internacional dominam a seleção do Brasileirão 2018; veja os 11 escolhidos |publisher=globoesporte.com |language=pt |date=3 December 2018 |access-date=25 November 2019}}
International career
Cuesta was chosen as the overage player for the Argentina under-23 squad at the 2016 Olympic tournament in Brazil.{{cite news|title=Martino entregó una lista preliminar de 57 jugadores para los Juegos Olímpicos 2016 |newspaper=Infobae |date=2016-04-18 |url=http://www.infobae.com/2016/04/18/1805382-martino-entrego-una-lista-preliminar-57-jugadores-los-juegos-olimpicos-2016 |language=es |access-date=2016-05-26 }}
In May 2016, he received his first call up to the senior team as a member of the squad for the Copa América Centenario.{{cite news|title=Están los 23: Tevez lo verá por televisión y la gran sorpresa es Víctor Cuesta, del Rojo |newspaper=Infobae |date=2016-05-20 |url=http://www.infobae.com/2016/05/20/1812964-estan-los-23-tevez-lo-vera-television-y-la-gran-sorpresa-es-victor-cuesta-del-rojo |language=es |access-date=2016-05-26 }} He made his debut on 27 May 2016, coming off the bench in a 1–0 win against Honduras.
=International goals=
{{International goals header}}
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| 1. || 14 June 2016|| CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States || {{fb|BOL}} || {{center|3–0}} || {{center|3–0}} || Copa America Centenario
|}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|15 March 2023.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3" |Defensa y Justicia (loan)
|rowspan="2" |Primera B Nacional |17 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11
|17 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | |||||
| rowspan="4" |Arsenal de Sarandí
|rowspan="3" |Primera División |8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores. | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13
|11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="1" |Huracán (loan)
|Primera B Nacional |33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="5" |Independiente
|2014 |rowspan="4"|Primera División |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2015
|30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana. | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2016
|15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 87 | 6 | |||
| rowspan="7"|Internacional
|2017 |27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho. | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2018
|rowspan="5"|Série A |34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 47 | 2 | |||
| 2019
|31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 60 | 1 | ||
| 2020
|35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 53 | 1 | ||
| 2021
|35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2021
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!162 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 46 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 261 | 10 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Botafogo (loan)
|2022 |rowspan="2"|Série A |29 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 4 | |||||
| 2023
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca. | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 5 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!350 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 26 |
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Honours
=Club=
=International=
Argentina
- Copa América: Runner-up 2016
=Individual=
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|victor-leandro-cuesta/113709}}
{{Newell's Old Boys squad}}
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{{Argentina squad Copa América Centenario}}
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{{2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year}}
{{2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year}}
{{2018 Bola de Prata}}
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