Valber Huerta

Valber Huerta
Huerta in 2019
Personal information
Full name Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Melipilla, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
Number 8
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Universidad de Chile 10 (0)
2014–2017 Granada B 15 (0)
2016 → Huachipato (loan) 12 (2)
2016 → Colo-Colo (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 Watford 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Huachipato (loan) 55 (4)
2019–2022 Universidad Católica 82 (5)
2022–2024 Toluca 53 (4)
2024– Universidad Católica 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Chile U20 12 (0)
2021– Chile 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2020

Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez (born 26 August 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera Division club Universidad Católica.

Club career

Born in Melipilla, Huerta graduated from Universidad de Chile's youth setup, and was promoted to the main squad in 2012 by manager Jorge Sampaoli. He made his professional debut on 6 May 2012, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Universidad de Concepción for the Torneo Apertura championship.[2]

Huerta only acted as a fourth-choice during his spell at La U, behind Roberto Cereceda, Albert Acevedo and José Rojas. On 28 August 2014 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a five-year deal with Granada CF and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3]

In July 2017 he joined English Premier League side Watford and was immediately loaned out to Huachipato.

In February 2022 he joined Mexican Liga MX side Deportivo Toluca from Universidad Catolica being a starter & leader of the defense was also called up to the Chile National Team he was later presented with jersey #4 for the 2022 campaign.

International career

He represented Chile U20 at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Chile reached the quarter-finals.

At senior level, he has been a substitute in the friendly matches against Sweden and Denmark on 2018[4] and against Bolivia on 2021.[5] Also, he was called up to some training microcycles by Reinaldo Rueda.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 May 2022[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad de Chile 2012 Primera División 2 0 2 0 — — 4 0
2013 Primera División 3 0 — 2[a] 0 — 5 0
2013-14 Primera División 5 0 1 0 1[b] 0 — 7 0
2014-15 Primera División — 3 0 — — 3 0
Total 10 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 19 0
Granada B 2014-15 Segunda División B 14 0 — — — 14 0
2015 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Huachipato (loan) 2015-16 Primera División 12 2 — — — 12 2
Colo-Colo (loan) 2016-17 Primera División 3 0 — — — 3 0
Watford 2017–18 Premier League — — — — 0 0
Huachipato (loan) 2016-17 Primera División 14 1 — — — 14 1
2017 Primera División 14 2 6 0 — — 20 2
2018 Primera División 27 1 6 1 — — 33 2
Total 55 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 67 5
Universidad Católica 2019 Primera División 20 1 7 1 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 33 2
2020 Primera División 32 1 — 9[e] 0 1[d] 0 43 1
2021 Primera División 30 3 4 0 8[a] 0 1[d] 0 43 3
2022 Primera División — — — 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 82 5 10 1 22 0 4 0 119 6
Toluca 2022 Liga MX 11 2 — — — 11 2
Career total 188 13 29 2 25 0 0 0 246 15
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ 3 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  5. ^ 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 4 in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 1 February 2022.[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2022 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Universidad de Chile

Colo-Colo

Universidad Católica

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ La U de Concepción quebró la racha ganadora "azul" y dejó a Herrera sin récord (U. de Concepción stops the azules form and leaves Herrera without record); Ferplei, 6 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Nuevo fichaje del Granada B: Valber Huerta (New signing of Granada B: Valber Huerta); Granada's official website, 28 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Valber Huerta fue nominado a la selección chilena | La Pelota es Mía". La Pelota es Mía (in European Spanish). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena para el partido amistoso ante Bolivia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Reinaldo Rueda inicia microciclos con la Selección Chilena" (in Spanish). ANFP. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ Valber Huerta at Soccerway
  8. ^ Valber Huerta at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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