Valber Huerta
Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez (born 26 August 1993) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Universidad Católica as defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez | ||
| Date of birth | August 26, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Melipilla, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad de Chile | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Universidad de Chile | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Granada B | 15 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Huachipato (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Colo-Colo (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Huachipato (loan) | 55 | (4) |
| 2019– | Universidad Católica | 82 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Chile U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | Chile | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 March 2020 | |||
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.[1]
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.[2]
In July 2017 he joined English Premier League side Watford and was immediately loaned out to Huachipato.
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[3] and against Bolivia on 2021.[4] Also, he was called up to some training microcycles by Reinaldo Rueda.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 27 October 2014[6]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad de Chile | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Granada B | 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División (1): 2012–A
- Copa Chile (1): 2012–13
- Colo-Colo
- Copa Chile (1): 2016
- Universidad Católica
- Primera División (3): 2019, 2020, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile (3): 2019, 2020, 2021
- Friendlies (1): Torneo de Verano Fox Sports 2019
References
- La U de Concepción quebró la racha ganadora "azul" y dejó a Herrera sin récord (U. de Concepción stops the azules form and leaves Herrera without record); Ferplei, 6 May 2012 (in Spanish)
- Nuevo fichaje del Granada B: Valber Huerta (New signing of Granada B: Valber Huerta); Granada's official website, 28 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- "Valber Huerta fue nominado a la selección chilena | La Pelota es Mía". La Pelota es Mía (in Spanish). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- "Nómina de la Selección Chilena para el partido amistoso ante Bolivia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- "Reinaldo Rueda inicia microciclos con la Selección Chilena" (in Spanish). ANFP. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- Valber Huerta at Soccerway