Gustavo Cuéllar

Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallegos (born October 14, 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal and the Colombia national team.[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cuéllar and the second or maternal family name is Gallegos.
Gustavo Cuéllar
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallegos
Date of birth (1992-10-14) October 14, 1992
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Hilal
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2009 Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Deportivo Cali 118 (2)
2014–2015 → Junior (loan) 49 (0)
2016–2019 Flamengo 78 (0)
2019– Al-Hilal 17 (0)
National team‡
2009 Colombia U17 7 (2)
2011 Colombia U20 5 (0)
2015– Colombia 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2019

Career

Deportivo Cali

Cuéllar began playing for the Deportivo Cali youth setup and made his professional debut in 2009. He scored his first professional goal in the first match of the 2013 Categoría Primera A season Apertura tournament against Once Caldas. It was the winning goal of a 2-1 victory. Cuéllar formed a key part of the 2013 squad that finished runners-up in 2013 Torneo Finalización, losing in the finals to Atlético Nacional.

Junior (loan)

Cuéllar was loaned to Atlético Junior from mid-2014 to mid-2016. Junior were eliminated in the round-robin stage of the 2014 Torneo Finalización. With the arrival of Alexis Mendoza as manager in 2015 Cuéllar established himself as one of the team's best players, participating in nearly 50 matches.

Flamengo

2016

On January 20, 2016 Deportivo Cali confirmed that Cuéllar would be transferred to Brazilian club Flamengo. The transfer fee was reported to be close to R$8 million for 70% of his economic rights.[2]

In his first season with the Brazilian club he could not establish himself as a regular starter. Cuéllar played 16 Brazilian Série A matches, only four as a starter, and managed to play a total 33 matches throughout the season.

2017

During the beginning of the 2017 Brazilian Série A season rumors in the Brazilian media linked Cuéllar with Vitória on a possible loan.[3] Despite the interest from other clubs, Cuéllar started to receive more chances in the first team, including playing as a starter. Flamengo won the 2017 Campeonato Carioca with 6 appearances by Cuéllar. On June 28, 2017 in a Copa do Brasil match against Santos at Ilha do Urubu, Cuéllar scored his first goal for Flamengo in a 2-0 victory.[4]

Only after Flamengo signed compatriot Reinaldo Rueda[5] as head coach did Cuéllar manage to take a starting position in the midfield. He played a total of 51 matches in the season scoring two goals, including 25 Brazilian Série A matches.

2018

On June 8, 2018 Cuéllar extended his contract with Flamengo until June 2022, this new contract raised his release clause from €50m to €70m.[6][7]

2019

Cuéllar continued to be a star player for Flamengo in central midfield, helping to capture the 2019 Campeonato Carioca. He continued to be a transfer target for some European clubs.[8] In August 2019, Cuéllar was be suspended from club activities indefinitely for refusing to travel with the team for the following league match, citing family matters.[9] He was reintegrated into the squad ahead of Flamengo's Copa Libertadores quarter-final match against Internacional, which would be his final match for the club.[10]

Al-Hilal

On August 30, 2019, Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal announced the signing of Cuéllar from Flamengo.[11] The fee was reported to be €7.5m.[12]

International career

Gustavo played for Colombia U17 in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he appeared in all seven matches and scored two goals, both against Gambia in a 2-2 draw,[13] as the team finished the tournament in fourth place.

He also represented Colombia U20 in the 2011 South American U-20 Championship, he had five appearances and the team finished the tournament in the sixth place.

On September 8, 2015 Gustavo debuted for Colombia as a starter in a 1-1 draw against Peru in Harrison, United States.

In May 2018 he was named in Colombia’s preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14] However, he did not make the final cut to 23.[15]

On May 30, 2019 Cuéllar was named by manager Carlos Queiroz to the 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[16] He made one appearance in the group stage, appearing in the starting lineup and scoring the winning goal against Paraguay.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 March 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Cali 2009 Primera A 10——————10
2010 120——————120
2011 200601[lower-alpha 1]0——270
2012 37040————410
2013 38230————412
2014 100205[lower-alpha 2]0——170
Total 118215060001392
Junior (loan)
2014 Primera A 150100————250
2015 340904[lower-alpha 1]0——470
Total 4901904000720
Flamengo 2016 Série A 160403[lower-alpha 1]010[lower-alpha 3]0330
2017 2507111[lower-alpha 4]18[lower-alpha 5]0512
2018 280606[lower-alpha 2]011[lower-alpha 6]0510
2019 903010[lower-alpha 2]010[lower-alpha 6]0320
Total 7802013013901672
Al-Hilal 2019–20 Saudi Pro League 17010––3[lower-alpha 7]0210
Career total 26225514014203994
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  3. Eight appearances in Campeonato Carioca, two appearances in Primeira Liga.
  4. Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, nine appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.
  5. Six appearances in Campeonato Carioca, two appearances in Primeira Liga.
  6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  7. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup.

International
As of 23 June 2019[18]
Team Season Club Apps Goals
Colombia 2015Junior10
2016Flamengo10
201710
201810
201931
Total71

International appearances and goals

Honours

Club

Deportivo Cali

Junior

Flamengo

Al-Hilal

Individual
  • Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2019

References
  1. "Gustavo Cuellar". Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. "Deportivo Cali confirma venda de Gustavo Cuéllar para o Flamengo". globoesporte.com. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. "Sinval Vieira: Cuéllar e Lucas Fernandes na pauta; faltam detalhes por Neilton". globoesporte.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. "Mesmo com Vanderlei em noite especial, Fla supera Santos com dois passes de Guerrero e dois golaços". espn.com.br. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Flamengo, enfim, anuncia colombiano Reinaldo Rueda como novo treinador". globoesporte.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. "Volante Cuéllar renova contrato com o Flamengo até junho de 2022". Extra. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. "Renovação aumenta para mais de R$ 300 milhões multa rescisória de Cuéllar no Fla". globoesporte.com. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. "Ciente de mercado aquecido, Flamengo aguarda propostas com estratégia por futuro de Cuéllar". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  9. "Nota oficial - Departamento de Futebol Profissional - Flamengo". www.flamengo.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  10. "Nota oficial - Departamento de Futebol Profissional - Flamengo". www.flamengo.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  11. السعودي, نادي الهلال (2019-08-30). "Assinou pic.twitter.com/abOxJR3Vpj". @Alhilal_FC. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  12. "Flamengo acerta venda de Cuéllar para o Al Hilal por R$ 34 milhões". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  13. "Gambia vs Colombia match report". FIFA. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  14. "REVEALED: EVERY WORLD CUP 2018 SQUAD - 23-MAN & PRELIMINARY LISTS & WHEN WILL THEY BE ANNOUNCED?". goal.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  15. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/falcao-and-james-join-injured-duo-in-colombias-world-cup/wnbuppcvblfj1humzah4jkfbq
  16. "Lista Selección Colombia: Convocatoria para Copa América". AS Colombia (in Spanish). 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  17. "HTML Center". estadisticas.conmebol.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  18. "Gustavo Cuellar". National-Football-Teams.com.
  19. "Final - 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title". Asian Football Confederation. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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