Gabriella Elizabeth Cuevas Reyes (born 15 August 1993) is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Finnish Kansallinen Liiga club Kuopion Palloseura. Born in the United States, she plays for the Dominican Republic women's national team.

Gabriella Cuevas
Personal information
Full name Gabriella Elizabeth Cuevas Reyes
Birth name Gabriella Elizabeth Cuevas[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Wayne, New Jersey, United States[3]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[4]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
KuPS
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2016 Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 UConn Huskies 38 (0)
2016–2017 Monmouth Hawks 36 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Sky Blue FC 0 (0)
2018–2019 Kiryat Gat 23 (1)
2019–2020 Ramat HaSharon 12 (0)
2021– KuPS 21 (2)
International career
2021– Dominican Republic 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021.
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2021.

Early life edit

Cuevas was raised in Wayne, New Jersey to a Colombian father and a Dominican mother.[5]

High school and college career edit

Cuevas has attended the Immaculate Heart Academy in Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey; the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut and the Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.[4]

Club career edit

Cuevas has played for FC Kiryat Gat and FC Ramat HaSharon in Israel and for KuPS in Finland.[1][2]

International career edit

Cuevas made her senior debut for the Dominican Republic on 22 October 2021, starting in a 3–0 friendly home win over Bolivia.[6]

International goals edit

Scores and results list Dominican Republic goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1
25 October 2021 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic   Bolivia
1–0
1–1
Friendly [7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gabriella CuevasIsrael Football Association league player details
  2. ^ a b Gabriella Cuevas at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Gabriella Cuevas". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Gabriella Cuevas - Women's Soccer". Monmouth University Athletics. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Gabriella Cuevas - Women's Soccer". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Vanessa Kara sacó la casta por la SEDOFUTBOL Femenina ante Bolivia" [Vanessa Kara took the breed for the Women's SEDOFUTBOL against Bolivia]. Acento (in Spanish). RécoRD. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ "República Dominicana empató el segundo juego ante Bolivia". Dominican Republic Football Federationz (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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