Juan Fuentes

Juan Fuentes (born 21 March 1995) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for the Primera Division club Universidad Católica on loan from Estudiantes de La Plata as midfielder. He is twin brother of the footballer Luis Fuentes.

Not to be confused with Juan Manuel Fuentes or Juan Rafael Fuentes.
Juan Fuentes
Fuentes with O'Higgins in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Juan Eduardo Fuentes Jiménez
Date of birth (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2013 O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 O'Higgins 125 (4)
2019– Estudiantes LP 16 (0)
2020– → Universidad Católica (loan) 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

Fuentes started his career in 2009 at Primera División de Chile club O'Higgins. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to the senior team.

O'Higgins

Fuentes won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins, in the 2013–14 Súper Final Apertura against Universidad Católica, being the first title for O'Higgins.[1]

In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique, in the match that O'Higgins won at the penalty shoot-out.[2]

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]

Universidad Católica

In 2020, he signs for the chilean club Universidad Católica on loan for a year with a buy option clause.[4]

International career

He was part of the Chile national under-20 football team, who played the 2015 South American Youth Championship in Uruguay.

Honours

Club
O'Higgins

Individual
O'Higgins
  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References
  1. "El Tipógrafo » El cielo se tiñó de celeste: ¡O'Higgins campeón!".
  2. "O'HIGGINS GANÓ LA SUPERCOPA AL VENCER A DEPORTES IQUIQUE". ANFP.
  3. Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores". alairelibre.cl.
  4. "Juan Fuentes se Transforma en Nuevo Refuerzo de Universidad Catolica". Cruzados.
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