Jorge Cuenca

Jorge Cuenca Barreno (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe ˈkwenka]; born 17 November 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UD Almería, on loan from Villarreal CF.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuenca and the second or maternal family name is Barreno.
Jorge Cuenca
Personal information
Full name Jorge Cuenca Barreno[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Almería
(on loan from Villarreal)
Number 24
Youth career
2015–2017 Alcorcón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Alcorcón B 8 (0)
2017 Alcorcón 5 (0)
2017–2020 Barcelona B 65 (3)
2018 Barcelona 0 (0)
2020– Villarreal 0 (0)
2020– → Almería (loan) 20 (3)
National team‡
2017–2018 Spain U19 7 (0)
2019– Spain U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:40, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020

Club career

Alcorcón

Born in Madrid, Cuenca joined AD Alcorcón's youth setup in 2015.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 February 2017, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against FC Villanueva del Pardillo.[3]

Cuenca played his first professional match on 10 March 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Elche CF for the Segunda División championship.[4] At the age of 17 years and 114 days, he became the youngest player to debut for the club.[2]

Barcelona

On 18 July 2017 Cuenca signed a two-year contract with another reserve team, FC Barcelona B still in the second division, for a fee of €400,000.[5] He featured sparingly for the side during his first season, which ended in relegation.

Cuenca scored his first senior goal on 20 October 2018, netting a last-minute equalizer for Barça B in a 1–1 home draw against Villarreal CF B for the Segunda División B championship. Eleven days later he made his first team debut, starting in a 1–0 away success over Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]

On 15 February 2019, Cuenca renewed his contract with the Catalans until 2021.[7] On 1 September 2019, Cuenca scored the first official goal at the Johan Cruyff Stadium, receiving a commemorative plate.

Villarreal

On 22 September 2020, Barcelona and Villarreal CF reached an agreement for the transfer of Cuenca, for a fee of €2.5 million plus 4 million in variables; Barça also retained 20% over a future sale.[8] He agreed to a five-year contract with the club, but was immediately loaned to UD Almería in the second division, for one year.[9]

Personal life

Cuenca's younger brother, David, plays for Real Madrid's youth setup.[10]

Career statistics
As of 26 July 2020[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alcorcón B 2016–17 Tercera División 80—80
Alcorcón 2016–17 Segunda División 5000—50
Barcelona B 2017–18 Segunda División 230—230
2018–19 Segunda División B 281—281
2019–20 142—3[lower-alpha 1]0172
Total 653—30683
Barcelona 2018–19 La Liga 0010000010
2019–20 0000000000
Total 0010000010
Career total 783100030823
  1. Three appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 11 de noviembre de 2018, en" [Minutes of the Match held on 11 November 2018, in] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. "Jorge Cuenca, el debutante más joven del Alcorcón, es pretendido por media Europa" [Jorge Cuenca, the youngest debutant of Alcorcón, is targeted by half Europe] (in Spanish). Al Cabo de la Calle. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. "ADA B | Triunfo vital con un gol de Jacobo" [ADA B | Vital triumph with a goal from Jacobo] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. "Al Elche no le vale con sólo diez minutos de fútbol" [Only ten minutes of football not worth it for Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. "Jorge Cuenca reinforces Barça B's defence". FC Barcelona. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. "From the US Tour to their first team debuts". FC Barcelona. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  7. "Jorge Cuenca renueva hasta 2021" [Jorge Cuenca renews until 2021] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. "Acuerdo con el Villarreal para el traspaso de Jorge Cuenca" [Agreement with Villarreal for the transfer of Jorge Cuenca] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. "Jorge Cuenca, a signing with a Yellow childhood". Villarreal CF. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  10. "Jorge Cuenca y Alejandro Ramos: Con sus hermanos en el Madrid... ¡fichan por el Barça!" [Jorge Cuenca and Alejandro Ramos: With their brothers at Madrid... they sign for Barça!] (in Spanish). Sport. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. Jorge Cuenca at Soccerway
  12. "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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