Tomás Cuello

Tomás Cuello
Personal information
Full name Tomás Esteban Cuello
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000
Place of birth San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 28
Youth career
2016–2018 Atlético Tucumán
2017 → Sampdoria (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Atlético Tucumán 14 (0)
2020–2021 → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) 59 (3)
2022–2025 Athletico Paranaense 122 (7)
2025– Atlético Mineiro 43 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026

Tomás Esteban Cuello (born 5 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder for Atlético Mineiro.[1]

Club career

Atlético Tucumán

Cuello appeared on the bench for Atlético Tucumán for the first time in a Copa Libertadores match against Jorge Wilstermann on 11 April 2017. He made his professional debut five days later on 16 April in an Argentine Primera División game versus San Lorenzo.[1][3] By doing so, he became the first player born in the 2000s to play in Argentina's top-flight.[4][5] Cuello made 20 appearances for the team from 2017 to 2020.

Red Bull Bragantino (loan)

Cuello departed on loan to Red Bull Bragantino in February 2020.[1] He made his debut during a 1–1 draw at the Maracanã against Flamengo on 15 October 2020.[1] Cuello scored his first senior goal in a Copa do Brasil first round 3–2 victory away to Mirassol, netting a stoppage time winner at the Estádio Kléber Andrade on 18 March 2021.[1][6]

Athletico Paranaense

On 24 February 2022, Cuello signed a four-year contract with Athletico Paranaense.[7] He completed the milestone of a hundred appearances for the club on 25 November 2023, in a 0–0 league draw with Vasco da Gama.[8] In 2023, Cuello made 55 appearances, 33 of which as a starter; he scored two goals and contributed eight assists, playing as a winger in a slightly more defensive role in a formation with three defenders.[9]

Atlético Mineiro

On 30 January 2025, Cuello joined Atlético Mineiro on a four-year deal.[10]

International career

In February 2017, Cuello was called up by the Argentina U17s for their pre-2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship training camp.[3] He was selected for U20 training in September and October 2017.[11][12] In February 2018, Cuello was called up to train with the U19 team.[13]

Career statistics

As of 15 December 2025.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Tucumán 2016–17 Primera División 4000—1[a]0——50
2017–18 1000—2[b]0——30
2018–19 402000———60
2019–20 5010—00——60
Total 140300030——200
Red Bull Bragantino (loan) 2020 Série A 18020————200
2021 30331—13[b]311[c]0—577
Total 48351—133110—777
Athletico Paranaense 2022 Série A 31260—10[a]1——473
2023 32050—4[a]014[d]2—552
2024 32351—12[b]112[d]0—615
2025 Série B ————1[d]0—10
Total 955161—262272—16410
Atlético Mineiro 2025 Série A 16182—9[b]28[e]1—416
Career total 1739324005174630030223
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro

Honours

Athletico Paranaense

Atlético Mineiro

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tomás Cuello profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tomás Cuello". World Football. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Tomás Cuello: "me quedo con esto antes que con lo de la Selección"". La Gaceta. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tomás Cuello, el primer jugador del nuevo milenio". El Tucumano. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Modelo 2000". Olé. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tomás Cuello explica diferença entre futebol brasileiro e argentino e projeta grande temporada do Red Bull Bragantino". ISTOÉ. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Atacante Tomás Cuello assina contrato com o Athletico Paranaense" [Forward Tomás Cuello signs contract with Athletico Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Athletico Paranaense – Site Oficial  » Tomás Cuello fez o centésimo jogo pelo Athletico neste sábado". Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Mundo, Esporte News (17 December 2023). "Titular na reta final do Brasileirão, Cuello fala sobre ano do Athletico: 'Não fizemos uma temporada à altura'". Portal iG.
  10. ↑ "Cuello no Galo!" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Tomás Cuello: "El más grande de todos"". El Tucumano. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Tomás Cuello vuelve a la lista de concentrados de Atlético". La Gaceta. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Dos joyas de Atlético fueron convocadas a la Pre Selección Nacional Juvenil Sub 19". La Gaceta. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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