Andrés Cuenca

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuenca and the second or maternal family name is Cejudo.
Andrés Cuenca
Personal information
Full name Andrés Cuenca Cejudo[1]
Date of birth (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Adamuz, Spain[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 27
Youth career
Avejoe
Villafranca
Córdoba
Sevilla
2019– Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Barcelona B 15 (0)
2024– Barcelona 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Spain U15 6 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U16 6 (1)
2023 Spain U17 6 (0)
2023 Spain U18 3 (0)
2024– Spain U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:36, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:36, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Andrés Cuenca Cejudo (born 11 June 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Barcelona Atlètic.[2]

Club career

Born in Adamuz, Córdoba, Andalusia,[3][citation needed] in 2019, Cuenca joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Barcelona, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[4] On October 1, 2024, Cuenca made his senior debut for Barcelona in an UEFA Champions League match against Swiss club Young Boys subbing in for Iñigo Martínez in the 84th minute.[5]

International career

Cuenca represented Spain internationally at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6] In 2024 he represented Spain's U17 side in the 2023 European U17 Championship. Spain were knocked out in the group stage, but Cuenca played in two of the three group matches.

Style of play

Cuenca mainly operates as a defender and has been described as a "left-handed center back with a more than clean ball output".[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona Atlètic 2024–25 Primera Federación 15 0 — — 0 0 15 0
Barcelona 2024–25 La Liga 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ a b c Andrés Cuenca at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Andrés Cuenca, el central zurdo que enamora a los amantes de La Masia". sport.es. 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Andrés Cuenca, el central que siguen Barça y Real Madrid". eldesmarque.com. 15 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Andrés Cuenca, la promesa cordobesa que ya deslumbra con España". eldiario.es. 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Andrés Cuenca makes his Barça debut". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Andrés Cuenca - Relevo article". 23 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Andrés Cuenca - Mundo Deportivo article". 4 May 2023.