Jaume Cuéllar
Personal information
Full name Jaume Albert Cuéllar Mendoza
Date of birth (2001-08-23) 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
 Barcelona B
(on loan from Lugo)
Number 14
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 72 (4)
2023– → Barcelona B (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Bolivia U17 3 (0)
2021– Bolivia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:32, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Jaume Albert Cuéllar Mendoza (born 23 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as either a winger or a forward for Barcelona Atlètic on loan from Lugo and the Bolivia national team.

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 3 January 2024[12]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
S.P.A.L. 2019–20 Serie A 20100030
2020–21 Serie B 00000000
Total 20100030
Lugo 2021–22 Segunda División 3421000352
2022–23 Segunda División 3820000382
Total 7241000734
Barcelona Atlètic (loan) 2022–23 Primera Federación 120—00120
Career total 8642000884

International

As of matches played 15 June 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bolivia 202110
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Jaume Cuéllar" (in Spanish). CD Lugo. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Staff, Barca Blaugranes (2023-08-26). "Barcelona Atletic sign winger Jaume Cuéllar on season-long loan". Barca Blaugranes. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Jaume Cuéllar at Soccerway
  13. ↑ Jaume Cuéllar at National-Football-Teams.com
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