Jaume Cuéllar
Bolivian footballer (born 2001)
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Jaume Albert Cuéllar Mendoza (born 23 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as either a winger or a forward for Spanish club Arenteiro. Born in Spain, he plays for the Bolivia national team.
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Cuéllar with Lugo in 2024 | |||
| 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] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arenteiro | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2025 | Lugo | 87 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2025– | Arenteiro | 40 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Bolivia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bolivia | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 26 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Born 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.
After 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
On 4 August 2021, Cuéllar returned to Spain after agreeing to a two-year deal with Segunda División side CD Lugo.[7]
Loan to Barcelona
On 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
Cuéllar 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
Club
- As of match played 14 March 2026[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 | |
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4 | ||
| Barcelona B (loan) | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Arenteiro | 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Primera Federación | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 147 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 7 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
International
- As of matches played 26 March 2026[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |