Juan Eduardo Fuentes Jiménez (born 21 March 1995) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Chilean Primera División club Cobresal.
 Fuentes with O'Higgins in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Eduardo Fuentes Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Rancagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cobresal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | O'Higgins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | O'Higgins | 125 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Estudiantes | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | O'Higgins | 58 | (0) |
| 2025 | Deportes La Serena | 15 | (0) |
| 2026– | Cobresal | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Chile U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2026 | |||
Career
editFuentes started his career in 2009 at Primera División de Chile club O'Higgins. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to the senior team. Fuentes won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins, in the 2013–14 Súper Final Apertura against Universidad Católica, being the first title for O'Higgins.[1]
In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique, in the match that O'Higgins won at the penalty shoot-out.[2]
He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]
In 2020, Fuentes signed for the Chilean club Universidad Católica on loan for a year with a buy option clause.[4]
In 2025, Fuentes signed with Deportes La Serena.[5] The next year, he switched to Cobresal.[6]
International career
editFuentes represented Chile U20 at the 2014 Aspire Four Nations International Tournament.[7] The next year, he was part of the squad who played the 2015 South American Youth Championship in Uruguay.
Personal life
editHe is twin brother of the footballer Luis Fuentes.
Honours
edit- O'Higgins
- Universidad Católica
- Primera División de Chile (2): 2020, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile (2): 2020, 2021
- Individual
- Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014
References
edit- ↑ "El Tipógrafo » El cielo se tiñó de celeste: ¡O'Higgins campeón!".
- ↑ "O'HIGGINS GANÓ LA SUPERCOPA AL VENCER A DEPORTES IQUIQUE". ANFP.
- ↑ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores". alairelibre.cl.
- ↑ "Juan Fuentes se Transforma en Nuevo Refuerzo de Universidad Catolica". Cruzados.
- ↑ "Deportes La Serena anunció al defensa Juan Fuentes como fichaje". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ↑ Rosales, Gerald (6 January 2026). "Mercado de Fichajes: Cobresal oficializa a ex UC como nuevo refuerzo". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "La Sub 20 ya tiene nómina para el torneo de Qatar". SoyChile (in Spanish). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
External links
edit- Fuentes at Football Lineups
- Juan Fuentes at Soccerway