# Carlos Cuesta (footballer)

Carlos Eccehomo Cuesta Figueroa (9 March 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Colombia national team.

## Club career
### Genk

On 5 July 2019, Belgian club Genk announced that they had signed Cuesta on a contract until June 2024.

### Galatasaray

On 6 February 2025, Cuesta joined Turkish Süper Lig side Galatasaray for a transfer fee of €8.0m.

## International career

Cuesta made his debut for the Colombia national team on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile.
On 14 June 2024, Cuesta was named into 26-man squad for 2024 Copa América. In first match of the competition, Cuesta was an unused substitute, but because of Jhon Lucumí's injury he became his replacement for the rest of the tournament.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 12 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Atlético Nacional | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Atlético Nacional | Total | Total | 60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Genk | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Genk | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Genk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 |
| Genk | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Genk | Total | Total | 151 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 4 |
| Galatasaray | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 212 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 4 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Colombia, Belgian Cup
* ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearances in Superliga Colombiana
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 6 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Colombia | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Colombia | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Colombia | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 0 |

## Honours

Atlético Nacional
* Categoría Primera A: 2017-I
* Copa Colombia: 2018
* Copa Libertadores: 2016
Genk
* Belgian Cup: 2020–21