Valber Huerta
Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez (born 26 August 1993) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Universidad Católica as defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez | ||
| Date of birth | August 26, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Melipilla, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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– | Universidad Católica | 50 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 March 2020 | |||
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.[1]
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.[2]
In July 2017 he joined English Premier League side Watford and was immediately loaned out to Huachipato.
Career statistics
- As of 27 October 2014[3]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Granada B | 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Honours
References
- 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)
- Nuevo fichaje del Granada B: Valber Huerta (New signing of Granada B: Valber Huerta); Granada's official website, 28 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- Valber Huerta at Soccerway