Jorge Joaquín Pucheta (born 9 June 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cumbayá FC.
Club career Pucheta, having joined their youth in 2002 from CSyD Sampdoria, began his senior career with Lanús, becoming a first-team member from the 2010–11 season - though wouldn't feature competitively for the Primera División team. Pucheta signed for Tristán Suárez in 2013, prior to securing a contract with Los Andes a year later. After no appearances for either of the Primera B Metropolitana outfits, Pucheta moved across to Torneo Federal A - the other third tier - to join Alvarado in 2015. He made his senior debut on 22 March against Independiente, which was the first of nineteen total appearances. Estudiantes signed Pucheta in 2016.
On 8 July 2018, having featured seventy-one times across three campaigns for Estudiantes, Pucheta joined fellow Primera B Metropolitana side All Boys. He participated in his opening matches for them in August against San Miguel, Fénix and Sacachispas. His first year there ended with promotion to Primera B Nacional. He subsequently appeared twenty times in the curtailed 2019–20 season, before featuring four times in the early stages of 2020. On 25 December 2020, Pucheta was announced as a new signing for 2021 by Ecuadorian Serie A side Macará. In February 2022, he signed fellow league club Cumbayá FC.Joaquín Pucheta seguirá en el fútbol ecuatoriano con Cumbayá, mifutbolecuador.futbol, 5 February 2022
International career Pucheta was selected by José Luis Brown for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, though didn't play as they reached the round of sixteen; they were eliminated by Colombia.
Personal life Pucheta's sister, Ailen, is also a footballer; she played for Lanús' women's team.
Career statistics . + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLanús2010–11Primera División0000——00002011–120000—0000002012–130000—000000Total0000—000000Tristán Suárez2013–14Primera B Metropolitana0000——0000Los Andes20140000——0000Alvarado2015Torneo Federal A19000——00190Estudiantes2016Primera B Metropolitana19000——001902016–1735020——3Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs04002017–188000——40120Total62020——70710All Boys2018–19Primera B Metropolitana42010——004302019–20Primera B Nacional20000——0020020204000——0040Total66000——00660Macará2021Serie A0000—000000Career total147030—00701570
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