# Joaquín Pucheta

Jorge Joaquín Pucheta (born 9 June 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cumbayá FC.

## Club career

Pucheta, having joined their youth in 2002 from CSyD Sampdoria, began his senior career with Lanús, becoming a first-team member from the 2010–11 season - though wouldn't feature competitively for the Primera División team. Pucheta signed for Tristán Suárez in 2013, prior to securing a contract with Los Andes a year later. After no appearances for either of the Primera B Metropolitana outfits, Pucheta moved across to Torneo Federal A - the other third tier - to join Alvarado in 2015. He made his senior debut on 22 March against Independiente, which was the first of nineteen total appearances. Estudiantes signed Pucheta in 2016.
On 8 July 2018, having featured seventy-one times across three campaigns for Estudiantes, Pucheta joined fellow Primera B Metropolitana side All Boys. He participated in his opening matches for them in August against San Miguel, Fénix and Sacachispas. His first year there ended with promotion to Primera B Nacional. He subsequently appeared twenty times in the curtailed 2019–20 season, before featuring four times in the early stages of 2020. On 25 December 2020, Pucheta was announced as a new signing for 2021 by Ecuadorian Serie A side Macará. In February 2022, he signed fellow league club Cumbayá FC.

## International career

Pucheta was selected by José Luis Brown for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, though didn't play as they reached the round of sixteen; they were eliminated by Colombia.

## Personal life

Pucheta's sister, Ailen, is also a footballer; she played for Lanús' women's team.

## Career statistics

    As of 25 December 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lanús | 2010–11 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanús | 2011–12 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanús | 2012–13 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanús | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristán Suárez | 2013–14 | Primera B Metropolitana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Andes | 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvarado | 2015 | Torneo Federal A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Estudiantes | 2016 | Primera B Metropolitana | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Estudiantes | 2016–17 | Primera B Metropolitana | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Estudiantes | 2017–18 | Primera B Metropolitana | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Estudiantes | Total | Total | 62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| All Boys | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| All Boys | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| All Boys | 2020 | Primera B Nacional | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| All Boys | Total | Total | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Macará | 2021 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 147 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 157 | 0 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs