Valber Huerta
Chilean footballer (born 1993)
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Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez (born 26 August 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
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Huerta with Universidad Católica in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Melipilla, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2022 | Universidad Católica | 82 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Toluca | 53 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Universidad Católica | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | Chile | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 March 2020 | |||
Club 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.[2]
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.[3]
In July 2017 he joined English Premier League side Watford and was immediately loaned out to Huachipato.
In February 2022 Huerta joined Mexican Liga MX side Deportivo Toluca from Universidad Católica being a starter & leader of the defense was also called up to the Chile National Team he was later presented with jersey #4 for the 2022 campaign.
In the second half of 2024, Huerta returned to Universidad Católica.[4] After suffering several injuries, they ended his contract on 3 November 2025.[5]
International career
He represented Chile U20 at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Chile reached the quarter-finals.
At senior level, he has been a substitute in the friendly matches against Sweden and Denmark on 2018[6] and against Bolivia on 2021.[7] Also, he was called up to some training microcycles by Reinaldo Rueda.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 May 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2012 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2013-14 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 | Primera División | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Granada B | 2014-15 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Huachipato (loan) | 2015-16 | Primera División | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Colo-Colo (loan) | 2016-17 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Watford | 2017–18 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Huachipato (loan) | 2016-17 | Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Primera División | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | Primera División | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 5 | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2019 | Primera División | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2020 | Primera División | 32 | 1 | — | 9[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Primera División | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Primera División | — | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 6 | ||
| Toluca | 2022 | Liga MX | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 188 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 15 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- 3 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
- 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 4 in the Copa Sudamericana
International
- As of 1 February 2022.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Universidad de Chile
Colo-Colo
Universidad Católica