Julián Cuesta Díaz (born 28 March 1991), known simply as Julián, is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Super League Greece club

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as a

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Club career

Sevilla

Julián was born in Campotéjar, Province of Granada,

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. He played youth football with

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA E ...

, 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 Andrés Palop Cervera (; born 22 October 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a manager. After having languished on the bench of hometown club Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premi ...

, were unavailable (the former had been sold to Real Madrid shortly before, the latter was injured), Julián was promoted to the main squad. He made his

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debut two days later, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home win against

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

Almería

On 21 January 2014, Julián was loaned to fellow top-flight side

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until the end of the campaign. He signed on a permanent basis on 13 June, after agreeing to a three-year deal. Julián made his debut for the ''Rojiblancos'' on 5 December 2014, starting in a 4–3 away win over

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in the round of 32 of the

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. After starter Rubén went down with an injury he became the starter, notably saving a

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in a 1–0 victory at RC Celta de Vigo.

Wisła Kraków

On 22 June 2017, Julián signed a one-year contract with Polish club

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. His maiden appearance in the

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occurred on 14 July, in a 2–1 away defeat of

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Aris

On 11 July 2018,

announced the signing of Julián on a two-year deal. On 6 March 2019, as a reward for his solid performances, he extended his link until the summer of 2021. Cuesta agreed to further renewals at the

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in July 2020 and May 2022.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Julian Cuesta 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Granada Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Andalusia Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players UD Almería players Ekstraklasa players Wisła Kraków players Super League Greece players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece