Juan Eduardo Fuentes Jiménez (born 21 March 1995) is a Chilean

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that currently plays for the Primera Division club

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as a

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Career

Fuentes started his career in 2009 at

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club O'Higgins. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to the senior team. Fuentes won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins, in the 2013–14 Súper Final Apertura against Universidad Católica, being the first title for O'Higgins. In 2014, he won the

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against

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, in the match that O'Higgins won at the penalty shoot-out. He participated with the club in the

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where they faced

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and

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, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. In 2020, Fuentes signed for the Chilean club Universidad Católica on loan for a year with a buy option clause. In 2025, Fuentes signed with

International career

He was part of the

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, who played the

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Personal life

He is twin brother of the footballer Luis Fuentes.

Honours

;O'Higgins *

(1): 2013 Apertura *

(1):

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;Universidad Católica *

(2):

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(2):

;Individual *Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References

External links

Fuentes at Football Lineups
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuentes, Juan 1995 births Living people Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chilean expatriate men's footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Men's association football midfielders Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Footballers from Rancagua Chilean twins