# Valber Huerta

Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez (born 26 August 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera Division club Universidad Católica.

## Club career

Born in Melipilla, Huerta graduated from Universidad de Chile's youth setup, and was promoted to the main squad in 2012 by manager Jorge Sampaoli. He made his professional debut on 6 May 2012, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Universidad de Concepción for the Torneo Apertura championship.
Huerta only acted as a fourth-choice during his spell at La U, behind Roberto Cereceda, Albert Acevedo and José Rojas. On 28 August 2014 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a five-year deal with Granada CF and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.
In July 2017 he joined English Premier League side Watford and was immediately loaned out to Huachipato.
In February 2022 he joined Mexican Liga MX side Deportivo Toluca from Universidad Catolica being a starter & leader of the defense was also called up to the Chile National Team he was later presented with jersey #4 for the 2022 campaign.

## International career

He represented Chile U20 at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Chile reached the quarter-finals.
At senior level, he has been a substitute in the friendly matches against Sweden and Denmark on 2018 and against Bolivia on 2021. Also, he was called up to some training microcycles by Reinaldo Rueda.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 2 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Universidad de Chile | 2012 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 2013 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 2013-14 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Universidad de Chile | 2014-15 | Primera División | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Universidad de Chile | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Granada B | 2014-15 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Granada B | 2015 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Granada B | Total | Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Huachipato (loan) | 2015-16 | Primera División | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Colo-Colo (loan) | 2016-17 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Watford | 2017–18 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Huachipato (loan) | 2016-17 | Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Huachipato (loan) | 2017 | Primera División | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Huachipato (loan) | 2018 | Primera División | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| Huachipato (loan) | Total | Total | 55 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 5 |
| Universidad Católica | 2019 | Primera División | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Universidad Católica | 2020 | Primera División | 32 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Universidad Católica | 2021 | Primera División | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Universidad Católica | 2022 | Primera División | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Universidad Católica | Total | Total | 82 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 6 |
| Toluca | 2022 | Liga MX | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 188 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 15 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ 3 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
* ↑ 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 4 in the Copa Sudamericana

### International

    As of 1 February 2022.
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Chile | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours

Universidad de Chile
* Primera División: 2012–A
* Copa Chile: 2012–13
Colo-Colo
* Copa Chile: 2016
Universidad Católica
* Primera División: 2019, 2020, 2021
* Supercopa de Chile: 2019, 2020, 2021