Isaac Cuenca

Joan Isaac Cuenca López (born 27 April 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Granada CF as a winger.

Early years

Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, began playing football with local Unió Barri Juroca, going on to have spells with RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona, UE Barri Santes Creus, CF Reus Deportiu and CF Damm before return to La Masia in 2009. He made his senior debuts in the 2010–11 season, being loaned to another club in his native region, CE Sabadell FC in the third division; he made an immediate impact, starting in 24 of his appearances and totalling 2,288 minutes as the Arlequinats returned to the second level after an 18-year absence.

In July 2011, Cuenca returned to Barcelona and joined its B-team, alongside Martí Riverola. Shortly after he was called by first-team manager Pep Guardiola to the pre-season, and made his debut on 23 July against HNK Hajduk Split.

Barcelona

Cuenca made his official debut for Barça B on 4 September 2011, playing the last 29 minutes in a 4–0 away win against FC Cartagena and scoring the last goal of the match. On 19 October he made his first official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for David Villa in the dying minutes of a 2–0 home success against FC Viktoria Plzeň for the season's UEFA Champions League.

On 25 October 2011, after another game on the bench, Cuenca made his La Liga debut, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 1–0 away win against Granada CF. Four days later, again as a starter, he scored in a 5–0 home success over RCD Mallorca, assisted by Adriano.

On 3 December 2011 Cuenca netted his second league goal, playing the entire 5–0 home routing of Levante UD. On 31 January 2012 he signed a contract extension with the Blaugrana, keeping him at the club until June 2015, and also switched permanently to the first team, being assigned jersey number 23.

Cuenca spent the first half of the 2012–13 season nursing a knee injury. On 31 January 2013, he was loaned to Eredivisie side AFC Ajax until the end of the campaign. He was given the number 11 shirt, which was previously worn by Lorenzo Ebecilio; that jersey, however, was reserved for league and Dutch Cup matches, while he wore number 28 in the team run in the UEFA Europa League, as Ebecilio had already made continental appearances with the club wearing the former number during the season.

Cuenca made his debut for his new team 10 February 2013, against Roda JC Kerkrade at the Amsterdam Arena, assisting Daley Blind in his first ever goal for Ajax as the match ended in a 1–1 draw. However, in March, he suffered another knee injury, being sidelined for a further four months; he underwent surgery in early June, returning to training in October.

Deportivo

On 10 July 2014, Cuenca and Barcelona reached an agreement to terminated the player's contract, due to expire in June 2015, due to technical reasons. Late in the same day, he signed a one-year deal with fellow league team Deportivo de La Coruña.

Cuenca made his debut for the club on 23 August, replacing Toché in a 1–2 away loss against Granada, and scored his first goal eight days later, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Rayo Vallecano. The Galicians went on to narrowly avoid relegation, with him starting in 14 of his appearances.

Bursaspor

On 7 August 2015, Cuenca signed a three-year deal with Turkish Süper Lig side Bursaspor. He scored his first competitive goal on 28 October, the game's only in a victory over Sivasspor at the Bursa Atatürk Stadium.

Granada

On 1 February 2016, Cuenca returned to his country and signed with Granada until the end of the season.

¹ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

² Includes Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup matches.

• FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
• Copa del Rey: 2011–12

• Eredivisie: 2012–13