Bolivian footballer (born 2000)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Cuéllar and the second or maternal family name is
Rosales .
Héctor Cuéllar Personal information Full name Héctor Manuel Cuéllar Rosales Date of birth (2000-08-16 ) 16 August 2000 (age 25) Place of birth Santa Cruz , BoliviaHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Midfielder Team information Current team
Always Ready Number 13 Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2022–2023 Universitario Vinto 41 (1) 2023– Always Ready 75 (9) International career‡ 2023– Bolivia 24 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:55, 4 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:13, 18 November 2025 (UTC)
Héctor Manuel Cuéllar Rosales (born 16 August 2000) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as amidfielder forClub Always Ready and theBolivia national team .
He has played forUniversitario de Vinto and Always Ready in theBolivian Primera División . He made his senior international debut for Bolivia in 2023 and was chosen for the2024 Copa América .
Born inSanta Cruz de la Sierra , Cuéllar began his career atF.C. Universitario de Vinto . He made his debut in theBolivian Primera División on 2 April 2022, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 home draw withClub Independiente Petrolero . He made 41 top-flight appearances and scored once for the club, equalising with apenalty in a 1–1 draw with the same opponents also at theEstadio Félix Capriles .[ 1]
In June 2023, Cuéllar transferred toClub Always Ready halfway through theseason , in a deal involving the trade of another player.[ 2] On his debut on 25 June, he scored the first goal of a 2–0 home win overClub Blooming ;[ 3] in his next game on 9 July he scored from 35 metres in a 3–1 comeback win overClub Aurora at theEstadio Municipal de El Alto .[ 4]
On his continental debut on 21 February 2024, Cuéllar scored in a 6–1 home win over Peru'sSporting Cristal in theCopa Libertadores . After Always Ready were eliminated and dropped into theCopa Sudamericana , he netted in a 2–0 group stage win againstClub Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo visiting from the same country,[ 5] as well as a 3–0 win in the next game against Argentina'sDefensa y Justicia .[ 6]
International career [ edit ] Cuéllar made his debut for theBolivia national team on 27 August 2023 in a 2–1 friendly loss toPanama inCochabamba . He played the first 64 minutes before being replaced by Julio Herrera.[ 7] [ 8] On 8 September, he made his competitive bow in a 5–1 loss away to Brazil in the2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers ; he came into the game in place ofDiego Bejarano around the hour, and was praised for his performance by managerGustavo Costas .[ 9]
Cuéllar was named in the 29-man preliminary squad for the2024 Copa América in the United States.[ 10] On 15 June, in a pre-tournament friendly againstColombia , he committed a foul onLuis Díaz that caused a brawl that led to a player on each team being sent off, though Cuéllar received only a yellow card.[ 11]
In Bolivia's first game of the tournament, Cuéllar debuted as a half-time substitute with his country losing 2–0 to theUnited States at theAT&T Stadium ; there were no more goals from either side.[ 12] He then started in defence in further defeats toUruguay andPanama in a group-stage elimination.[ 13] [ 14]
On 10 October 2024, Cuéllar was sent off after 20 minutes of a 1–0 home win over Colombia in World Cup qualifying, for foulingRoger Martínez who was clear through on goal. The Colombian forward had to be substituted through injury.[ 15] [ 16]
As of match played 18 November 2025 [ 17] National team Year Apps Goals Bolivia 2023 6 0 2024 8 0 2025 10 0 Total 24 0
^ Caero Rodríguez, Gabriel (12 February 2023)."Universitario de Vinto salva un punto en casa ante Oriente Petrolero" [Universitario de Vinto snatch a point at home against Oriente Petrolero].Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved6 June 2024 . ^ Caero Rodríguez, Gabriel (13 June 2023)."Cuéllar pasa a Always Ready y se espera un trueque para reforzar la "U" " [Cuéllar heads to Always Ready and a makeweight is waiting to bolster the "U"].Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved6 June 2024 . ^ Apaza, Paulo (25 June 2023)."Always Ready venció a Blooming (2-0), con goles de Cuéllar y Robles" [Always Ready beat Blooming (2-0) with goals from Cuéllar and Robles].La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved6 June 2024 . ^ "En gran reacción Always Ready vence a Aurora" [With a great comeback Always Ready beat Aurora].Ahora El Pueblo (in Spanish). 10 July 2023. Retrieved6 June 2024 .^ Torrez Clavijo, Samuel (26 April 2024)."Héctor Cuéllar, la pieza clave ante equipos peruanos" [Héctor Cuéllar, the key against Peruvian teams] (in Spanish). Late!. Retrieved6 June 2024 . ^ "Always Ready golea a Defensa y Justicia y es puntero de su grupo" [Always Ready thrash Defensa y Justicia and top their group].El Diario (in Spanish). 8 May 2024. Retrieved6 June 2024 .^ "Cuéllar, Rojas y Abrego son las novedades en el once" [Cuéllar, Rojas and Abrego are the new faces in the starting XI].El Diario (in Spanish). 27 August 2023. Retrieved6 June 2024 .^ "Panameño Kaiser Lenis castiga a Bolivia en Cochabamba" [Panamanian Kaiser Lenis punishes Bolivia in Cochabamba] (in Spanish). Panamá América. 27 August 2023. Retrieved6 June 2024 .^ Apaza, Paulo (9 September 2023)."DT Costas mira con buenos ojos a Víctor Ábrego y Héctor Cuéllar" [Manager Costas looks at Víctor Ábrego and Héctor Cuéllar with good eyes].La Razon (in Spanish). Retrieved6 June 2024 . ^ "El brasileño Zago anuncia la nómina de Bolivia para la Copa América con siete 'foráneos' " [Brazilian Zago announces Bolivia's preliminary squad for the Copa América with seven 'foreigners'] (in Spanish).SWI swissinfo . 2 June 2024. Retrieved6 June 2024 .^ "Cuéllar le pegó una patada criminal a Luis Díaz y descontroló Colombia-Bolivia" [Cuéllar hit Luis Díaz with a criminal kick and unravelled Colombia-Bolivia] (in Spanish).ESPN . 15 June 2024. Retrieved16 June 2024 .^ "United States vs. Bolivia highlights: USA picks up 2-0 win in first Copa América match" .Fox Sports . 23 June 2024. Retrieved12 July 2024 .^ "Zago cambia medio equipo en la Verde para enfrentar a Uruguay en Nueva Jersey" [Zago changes half the team ofLa Verde to take on Uruguay in New Jersey] (in Spanish).Unitel Bolivia . 27 June 2024. Retrieved12 July 2024 .^ "Panamá logra histórica clasificación a cuartos de final de Copa América" [Panama achieve historic qualification for the Copa América quarter finals].La Prensa (Honduras) (in Spanish). 1 July 2024. Retrieved12 July 2024 .^ "Bolivia se quedó con 10 jugadores por la expulsión de Héctor Cuéllar" [Bolivia ended up with 10 players through Héctor Cuéllar's sending-off].El Deber (in Spanish). 10 October 2024. Retrieved29 September 2025 .^ "Roger Martínez generó una expulsión y se lesionó en Bolivia-Colombia" [Roger Martínez was fouled for a sending-off and got injured in Bolivia-Colombia] (in Spanish).ESPN . 10 October 2024. Retrieved29 September 2025 .^ Héctor Cuéllar at National-Football-Teams.com