Julián Cuesta

Julián
Personal information
Full name Julián Cuesta Díaz
Date of birth (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991
Place of birth Campotéjar, Spain
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Antalyaspor
Number 1
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Sevilla B 54 (0)
2013–2014 Sevilla 1 (0)
2014 → Almería (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2017 Almería 22 (0)
2017–2018 Wisła Kraków 20 (0)
2018–2025 Aris 188 (0)
2025– Antalyaspor 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:00, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Julián Cuesta Díaz (born 28 March 1991), known simply as Julián, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.

Club career

Sevilla

Julián was born in Campotéjar, Province of Granada, Andalusia.[1] He played youth football with Sevilla FC, spending several of his first seasons as a senior with the reserves in the Segunda División B.

On 26 January 2013, as both players who split first-choice status in the first team, Diego López and Andrés Palop, were unavailable (the former had been sold to Real Madrid shortly before, the latter was injured), Julián was promoted to the main squad.[2] He made his La Liga debut two days later, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home win against Granada CF.[3]

Almería

On 21 January 2014, Julián was loaned to fellow top-flight side UD Almería until the end of the campaign.[4] He signed on a permanent basis on 13 June, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[5]

Julián made his debut for the Rojiblancos on 5 December 2014, starting in a 4–3 away win over Real Betis in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[6] After starter Rubén went down with an injury he became the starter, notably saving a penalty kick in a 1–0 victory at RC Celta de Vigo.[7]

Wisła Kraków

On 22 June 2017, Julián signed a one-year contract with Polish club Wisła Kraków.[8] His maiden appearance in the Ekstraklasa occurred on 14 July, in a 2–1 away defeat of Pogoń Szczecin.[9]

Aris

On 11 July 2018, Aris Thessaloniki F.C. announced the signing of Julián on a two-year deal.[10] On 6 March 2019, as a reward for his solid performances, he extended his link until the summer of 2021.[11]

Cuesta agreed to further renewals at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in July 2020[12] and May 2022.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played on 3 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sevilla B 2010–11[14] Segunda División B 110———110
2011–12[14] Segunda División B 170———170
2012–13[14] Segunda División B 260———260
Total 540———540
Sevilla 2011–12[14] La Liga 0000——00
2012–13[14] La Liga 1000——10
2013–14[14] La Liga 000000—00
Total 100000—10
Almería 2013–14[14] La Liga 0000——00
2014–15[14] La Liga 15040——190
2015–16[14] Segunda División 6040——100
2016–17[14] Segunda División 1010——20
Total 22090——310
Wisła Kraków 2017–18[15] Ekstraklasa 20000——200
Aris Thessaloniki 2018–19[15] Super League Greece 30010——310
2019–20[15] Super League Greece 230604[b]0—330
2020–21[15] Super League Greece 180301[b]0—220
2021–22[15] Super League Greece 2702000—290
2022–23[15] Super League Greece 310304[c]0—380
2023–24[15] Super League Greece 290603[c]0—380
2024–25[15] Super League Greece 30020——320
Total 1880230120—2230
Antalyaspor 2025–26[15] Süper Lig 20010——210
Career total 3050330120003500

References

  1. ↑ El futuro de Julián pasa por ser titular (Julián's future goes through being a starter); La Voz de Almería, 26 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Sube al primer equipo (Promoted to the first team); Fichajes, 26 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Sevilla see off struggling opponents Archived 10 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 28 January 2013
  4. ↑ El Almería cierra el fichaje de Julián Cuesta, portero procedente del Sevilla FC (Almería complete signing of Julián Cuesta, from Sevilla FC); UD Almería, 21 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Julián Cuesta firma por tres temporadas con el Almería (Julián Cuesta signs for three seasons with Almería); UD Almería, 13 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Betis recuerda quién es... demasiado tarde (Betis remember who they are... too late); Marca, 5 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Julián, de suplente a héroe del Almería (Julián, from backup to heroe in Almería); Marca, 19 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Wisła Kraków. Julian Cuesta nowym bramkarzem (Wisła Kraków. Julián Cuesta new goalkeeper); Interia, 22 June 2017 (in Polish)
  9. ↑ "Pogoń Szczecin – Wisła Kraków 1–2 w 1. kolejce Ekstraklasy" [Pogoń Szczecin – Wisła Kraków 1–2 for the Ekstraklasa 1st round] (in Polish). Interia. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Επίσημο: Ο Χουλιάν Κουέστα στον Άρη" [Official: Julián Cuesta to Aris] (in Greek). Sport 24. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Άρης: Τα βρήκε και με τον Κουέστα για νέο συμβόλαιο" [Aris: Cuesta agrees to new contract] (in Greek). Sport 24. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Άρης: Ανανέωσε έως το 2022 ο Κουέστα" [Aris: Cuesta renewed until 2022] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Άρης: Επίσημη η ανανέωση του συμβολαίου του Κουέστα μέχρι το 2024" [Aris: Cuesta's contract renewal until 2024 is official] (in Greek). Sport 24. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Julián Cuesta at BDFutbol
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Julián Cuesta at Soccerway
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