Juan Ezequiel Cuevas (born 4 June 1988) is an Argentine-Mexican footballer who plays as a forward.

Juan Cuevas
Cuevas with Mineros de Zacatecas
Personal information
Full name Juan Ezequiel Cuevas
Date of birth (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Coronel Pringles (Bs. As.), Argentina
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Gimnasia LP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Gimnasia LP 94 (10)
2010–2011 Toluca 15 (0)
2011–2013 San Luis 26 (3)
2011–2012Atlante (loan) 30 (5)
2012Gimnasia LP (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2014 Estudiantes Tecos 32 (9)
2014–2015 Zacatecas 48 (25)
2016 León 31 (0)
2017 Zacatecas 19 (3)
2017–2023 Everton 141 (36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Career

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Starting his career in 2006, playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima LP. He started to play regularly in 2009, under coach Leonardo Madelón. In July 2010, Cuevas was sold to Club Toluca for US$900,000, soon after Toluca's championship in the Bicentenario 2010 tournament.[1] After the season was over, on 22 December 2010, head coach Sergio Lugo announced that Cuevas was to be sent on loan to San Luis F.C. for the Clausura 2011 tournament not for personal reasons, but states his reason that his position is the same as Zinha (playmaker). In mid-2011, he was moved again, this time to Atlante F.C., where he scored 6 goals in 30 games.

After a stay in the Mexican league, in July 2012, Cuevas returned to his original club, Gimnasia y Esgrima, on a one-year loan.

Club León

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On 2 December 2015, Club León announced via Twitter that Cuevas would be joining the team for the Clausura 2016.[2]

Everton

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He joined Everton de Viña del Mar in the Chilean Primera División in 2017, ending his contract in December 2023.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cuevas se fue a Toluca" [Cuevas went to Toluca] (in Spanish). Espacio blog - Diario El Día. 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ Juan Cuevas, primer refuerzo del León para el Clausura 2016
  3. ^ "Everton oficializó las salidas de Franco Torgnascioli y Juan Cuevas". www.AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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