Carlos Cuesta (footballer)
Colombian footballer (born 1999)
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Carlos Eccehomo Cuesta Figueroa (9 March 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama and the Colombia national team.[3]
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| Full name | Carlos Eccehomo Cuesta Figueroa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Vasco da Gama (on loan from Galatasaray) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Nacional[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Atlético Nacional | 61 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | Genk | 151 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Galatasaray | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Colombia U17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Colombia U20 | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Colombia | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 8 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:17, 15 November 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Genk
On 5 July 2019, Belgian club Genk announced that they had signed Cuesta on a contract until June 2024.[4]
Galatasaray
On 6 February 2025, Cuesta joined Turkish Süper Lig side Galatasaray for a transfer fee of €8.0m.[5][6]
Vasco da Gama (loan)
Late into the summer 2025 transfer window, Cuesta joined Vasco da Gama on a season-long loan until summer 2026.[7][8]
International career
Cuesta made his debut for the Colombia national team on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile.[9]
On 14 June 2024, Cuesta was named into 26-man squad for 2024 Copa América.[10] In first match of the competition, Cuesta was an unused substitute, but because of Jhon Lucumí's injury he became his replacement for the rest of the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 December 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8[h] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 151 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 4 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2025 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 229 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 5 | ||
- Includes Copa Colombia, Belgian Cup, Turkish Cup, Copa do Brasil
- Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Superliga Colombiana
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
Honours
Atlético Nacional
Genk
Galatasaray
