Carlos Cuesta

Age 27

Vasco da Gama

Colombia

8.0 M €

09 March 1999 (27)

178 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.72

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.9

6.5

6.3

7.0

6.5

7.0

6.9

6.7

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

8M €

09 March 1999

27 Age

Nationality

Colombia

Height / Weight

178 cm / 67 kg

Contract Until

12/30/2026

Place of Birth

Medellín

Position Info

Main Position Centre-Back

Other Defensive Midfielder, Right-Back

Strong Foot

Club Career

Carlos Cuesta career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Vasco da Gama K	26	25	2	2	3	2
	Brasileiro Serie A	13	13	0	1	1	1
	Copa do Brasil	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Carioca, Serie A	4	3	1	1	1	0
	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	7	7	1	0	1	1
2025	Vasco da Gama K	17	16	1	1	5	0
	Brasileiro Serie A	13	12	1	1	3	0
	Copa do Brasil	4	4	0	0	2	0
24/25	Galatasaray	9	7	0	0	2	0
	Super Lig	5	4	0	0	2	0
	Cup	2	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
24/25	Genk	13	9	1	0	3	0
	Pro League	10	7	1	0	3	0
	Beker van Belgie	3	2	0	0	0	0
23/24	Genk	40	40	1	0	10	0
	Pro League	32	32	1	0	9	0
	UEFA Champions League	2	2	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Conference League	4	4	0	0	0	0
22/23	Genk	33	33	1	0	6	0
	Pro League	33	33	1	0	6	0
21/22	Genk	26	19	1	0	3	0
	Pro League	21	15	1	0	2	0
	UEFA Champions League	1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	4	3	0	0	1	0
20/21	Genk	34	34	0	1	1	3
	Pro League	34	34	0	1	1	3
19/20	Genk	25	25	0	0	1	0
	Pro League	20	20	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
2019	Atletico Nacional	5	5	0	0	2	0
	Primera A, Apertura	5	5	0	0	2	0
2018	Atletico Nacional	11	8	0	0	0	0
	Primera A, Apertura	5	4	0	0	0	0
	Primera A, Clausura	6	4	0	0	0	0
2017	Atletico Nacional	26	25	0	0	5	0
	Primera A, Clausura	17	17	0	0	5	0
	Primera A, Apertura	6	5	0	0	0	0
	CONMEBOL Libertadores	3	3	0	0	0	0
2016	Atletico Nacional	11	8	0	0	1	0
	Primera A, Clausura	11	8	0	0	1	0
Total		276	254	7	4	42	5

National Team Career

Carlos Cuesta career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2026	Colombia	6	3	1
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL	6	3	1
2024	Colombia	8	8	1
	Copa America	5	5	1
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	0
2022	Colombia	8	7	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL	6	6	0
Total		22	18	2

National Youth Team Career

Carlos Cuesta career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2019	Colombia	1	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	1
2019	Colombia	5	5	1
	U20 FIFA World Cup	5	5	1
Total		6	6	2

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Vasco da Gama	43	41	3	3
2024-2025	Galatasaray	9	7	0	0
2019-2025	Genk	171	160	4	1
2016-2019	Atletico Nacional	53	46	0	0

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2022-Today	Colombia	22	18	0	0

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2019	Colombia	1	1	0	0
2019	Colombia	5	5	0	0

General Statistics — 2026 Brasileiro Serie A

- Goals

1 Assists

6.9 Avg. Pts

13 Matches

13 Starting XI

1125 Minutes

Shots

2 Off-target Shots 0.16

On-target Shots

1 0.08

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.72

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.9

6.5

6.3

7.0

6.5

7.0

6.9

6.7

Season Performance

Season Performance — 2026 Brasileiro Serie A
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%32
Assists	1	%91
Goal Contribution	1	%73
Expected Goals (xG)	0.36	%75
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.73	%81
Big Chances Created	1	%92
Big Chances Missed	1	%15
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	4	%56
Shots on Target	1	%61
Shots off Target	2	%46
Blocked Shots	1	%29
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	94.2%	%90
Passes	654	%69
Accurate Passes	616	%75
Key Passes	3	%74
Passes in Final Third	57	%75
Chances Created	2	%78
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	56.2%	%74
Long Balls	32	%35
Accurate Long Balls	18	%44
Cross Accuracy %	33.3%	%73
Crosses	9	%97
Accurate Crosses	3	%97
Defense
Clearances	47	%51
Interceptions	14	%66
Tackles	12	%53
Individual
Touches	637	%76
Dribbles	7	%90
Successful Dribbles	4	%88
Successful Dribble %	57.1%	%47
Duels	62	%70
Duels Won %	59.7%	%52
Duels Won	37	%72
Possession Lost	51	%53
Dispossessed	-	%78
Offsides	-	%66
Fouls Won	5	%61
Free Kicks Taken	5	%61
Discipline
Fouls	16	%21
Yellow Cards	1	%63
Red Cards	1	%8

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
31.08.25	Galatasaray	Vasco da Gama	Kiralık 2.25M €
04.02.25	Genk	Galatasaray	8M €
02.07.19	Atletico Nacional	Genk	3.8M €

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Turkish champion	1	Galatasaray Istanbul	24/25
Turkish cup winner	1	Galatasaray Istanbul	24/25
Belgian Supercup Winner	1	KRC Genk	19/20
Belgian cup winner	1	KRC Genk	2021
Colombian Champion	1	Atletico Nacional Medellin	16/17
Colombian Cup winner	1	Atletico Nacional Medellin	17/18

⚡