Jorge Cuenca Barreno was born on the 17th of November 1999, and he is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Villarreal CF.
Club career
Alcorcón
Jorge Cuenca Barreno who was born in Madrid, Cuenca joined Alcorcón’s youth setup in 2015. The young star made his senior debut with the reserves on the 12th of February 2017, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against FC Villanueva del Pardillo. Cuenca played his first professional match on 10 March 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Elche in the Segunda División. And at the age of 17 and 114 days, he became the youngest player to debut for the club.
Barcelona
As per BBC sport report, on the 18th of July 2017 Cuenca signed a two-year contract with Barcelona’s reserve team Barcelona B, still in the second division, for a fee of €400,000. The player featured sparingly for the side during his first season, which ended in relegation. And on the 20th of October 2018, Cuenca scored his first goal for the club, netting a last-minute equalizer for Barça B in a 1–1 home draw against Villareal B in the Segunda División B. Eleven days later he made his first-team debut, starting in a 1–0 away success over Cultural Leonesa in the 2018–19 Copa del Rey.
The report has it that on the 15th of February 2019, Cuenca renewed his contract with the Catalans until 2021. Then on the 1st of September 2019, Cuenca scored the first official goal at the Johan Cruyff Stadium, receiving a commemorative plate.
Villarreal
According to an ESPN report, on the 22nd of September 2020, Barcelona and Villareal reached an agreement for the transfer of Cuenca, for a fee of €2.5 million plus €4 million in variables; Barça also retained 20% over a future sale. The young star agreed to a five-year contract with the club, but was immediately loaned to Almería of the second division for a year.
The player scored his first professional goal on the 8th of November 2020, netting the game’s only in an away success over Rayo Vallecano. A regular starter for the Andalusians during the campaign, he scored three times as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.
And on the 30th of August 2021, Cuenca moved to fellow top-tier side Getafe CF on a one-year loan deal. The young star made his debut in the category on the 13th of September in a 1–0 away loss against Elche CF, and scored his first goal on the 21st of November in a 4–0 home routing of Cádiz CF.
International career
Diverse sources reported that due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain’s under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on the 8th of June 2021.
Jorge Cuenca Net Worth
Jorge Cuenca net worth and salary are as follows: Jorge Cuenca is a professional soccer player from Europa del Sur who has a net worth of 360.6k€ annual.
Jorge Cuenca’s Salary
Jorge Cuenca earns £16,000 per week, £832,000 per year playing for Villarreal as a D C.
Honours
Barcelona
UEFA Youth League: 2017–18