Jaume Albert Cuéllar Mendoza (born 23 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as either a winger or a forward for Spanish club Lugo. Born in Spain, he plays for the Bolivia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaume Albert Cuéllar Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Granollers, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lugo | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Poniente | |||
| Racing Blanenc | |||
| 2015–2017 | Barcelona | ||
| 2017–2020 | S.P.A.L. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | S.P.A.L. | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Lugo | 82 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Bolivia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bolivia | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 27 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Granollers, Barcelona, Catalonia, to Bolivian parents, Cuéllar joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in June 2015, from FC Racing Blanenc.[2] In 2017, he moved abroad and joined Italian side S.P.A.L.[3]
S.P.A.L.
editAfter appearing for the under-17s and the Primavera squads, Cuéllar made his first team debut for the Biancazzurri on 4 December 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Sergio Floccari in a 5–1 Coppa Italia home routing of Lecce.[4] He made his Serie A debut the following 22 July, replacing Espeto late into a 1–6 home loss to Roma.[5]
On 3 August 2021, Cuéllar announced his departure from SPAL through his Facebook account.[6]
Lugo
editOn 4 August 2021, Cuéllar returned to Spain after agreeing to a two-year deal with Segunda División side CD Lugo.[7]
Loan to Barcelona
editOn 26 August 2023, he returned to Barcelona to play for its reserve Barcelona B team on a loan spell for a year, making history as the first Bolivian to play for any Barcelona team.[8]
International career
editCuéllar represented Bolivia at under-17 level in 2017, and received his first call-up to the full side on 4 October 2020.[9] The following 10 June, he was included in César Farías' 27-man squad for the 2021 Copa América.[10]
Cuéllar made his full international debut during the competition, starting against Paraguay. However, his debut didn't go to plan, as he was sent off, and Bolivia lost the match 3–1.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 18 May 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| S.P.A.L. | 2019–20 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lugo | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| Total | 72 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Barcelona Atlètic (loan) | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Career total | 101 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
International
edit- As of matches played 27 June 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Jaume Cuéllar" (in Spanish). CD Lugo. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Jaume Cuéllar, infantil del Ràcing Blanenc, supera la prueba y ficha por el Barça" [Jaume Cuéllar, infantil from Ràcing Blanenc, passes his trial and signs for Barça] (in Spanish). Futbol Base Català. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Jaume Cuéllar, de la cantera del Barça a la Copa América con Bolivia" [Jaume Cuéllar, from the youth setup of Barça to the Copa América with Bolivia] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Jaume Cuéllar debutó en la primera del SPAL" [Jaume Cuéllar debuted in SPAL's first team] (in Spanish). Deporte Total. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Jaume Cuéllar debuta en la Serie A en la primera división del fútbol italiano" [Jaume Cuéllar debuts in the Serie A, the top tier of Italian football] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Terminó el vínculo de Jaume Cuéllar con el SPAL de Italia" [The link of Jaume Cuéllar with Italy's SPAL ended] (in Spanish). El Deber. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Jaume Cuéllar, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Jaume Cuéllar, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Staff, Barca Blaugranes (26 August 2023). "Barcelona Atletic sign winger Jaume Cuéllar on season-long loan". Barca Blaugranes. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "SETTE BIANCAZZURRI CONVOCATI IN NAZIONALE" (Press release) (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "La lista de Bolivia: los convocados para la Copa América Brasil 2021" [The list of Bolivia: the called up for the 2021 Copa América Brazil] (in Spanish). La Nación. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Amargo debut de Jaume Cuéllar en la selección absoluta de Bolivia" [Bitter debut of Jaime Cuéllar in Bolivia's full side] (in Spanish). El Deber. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Jaume Cuéllar at Soccerway
- ^ Jaume Cuéllar at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Jaume Cuéllar at BDFutbol