Yamith Cuesta

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Yamith Cuesta

| image =

| fullname = Yamith Cuesta

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|17}}

| birth_place = Turbo, Colombia

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2007

| clubs1 = Santa Fe

| caps1 = 24

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2008–2012

| clubs2 = Expreso Rojo

| caps2 = 35

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009–2010

| clubs3 = → Chivas USA (loan)

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011

| clubs4 = → Chicago Fire (loan)

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012

| clubs5 = → Conquense (loan)

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012

| clubs6 = América

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2013

| clubs7 = Paulista

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2013

| clubs8 = Chicago Fire Reserves

| caps8 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014

| clubs9 = Fortaleza

| caps9 = 15

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2015

| clubs10 = Deportivo Pasto

| caps10 = 3

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2015

| clubs11 = Aragua

| caps11 = 21

| goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2016

| clubs12 = Independiente Santa Fe

| caps12 = 7

| goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Colombia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Yamith Cuesta (born April 17, 1989, in Turbo) is a Colombian footballer.

Career

=Club=

Cuesta made his debut in the Colombian First Division with Bogota club Santa Fe in 2007, playing 24 matches and scoring two goals.

In 2008, he joined Expreso Rojo in the Colombian Second Division, before being loaned to Major League Soccer side Chivas USA on August 15, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/9939330/Chivas-USA-acquires-Cuesta-from-Colombian-team |title=Chivas USA acquires Cuesta from Colombian team - MLS News - FOX Sports on MSN |website=msn.foxsports.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816172433/http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/9939330/Chivas-USA-acquires-Cuesta-from-Colombian-team |archive-date=2009-08-16}} He played in 11 games on a backline that only allowed 11 goals during his first MLS season.

He was released by Chivas USA on February 6, 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/soccer/2011/02/chivas-usa-camp-update-cuesta.html|title = Chivas USA camp update: Cuesta out; Elliott in?|date = 6 February 2011}} Chicago Fire acquired his rights in a trade with Chivas USA and immediately signed him on March 23, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-acquire-yamith-cuesta-0 |title=Fire Acquire Yamith Cuesta {{!}} Chicago Fire Soccer Club |website=www.chicago-fire.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326193055/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-acquire-yamith-cuesta-0 |archive-date=2011-03-26}} His loan deal with Chicago closed at the end of the 2011 season and the club considered acquiring him permanently.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/26/chicagos-defensive-corps-unexpectedly-downsized| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141229192031/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/26/chicagos-defensive-corps-unexpectedly-downsized| archive-date = 2014-12-29| title = Chicago's defensive corps unexpectedly downsized {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}} Cuesta is known for his strength and tough tackling, as well as his aerial threat.

=International=

Cuesta has played for the Colombian U-20 national team, and scored the game-winning goal a 1–0 win over Peru, but has never been called up to the senior squad.