Valber Huerta

Valber Huerta

Huerta with Universidad Católica in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez [1]
Date of birth	(1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth	Melipilla, Chile
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Centre-back
Youth career
	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Universidad de Chile	10	(0)
2014–2017	Granada B	15	(0)
2016	→ Huachipato (loan)	12	(2)
2016	→ Colo-Colo (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2018	Watford	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Huachipato (loan)	55	(4)
2019–2022	Universidad Católica	82	(5)
2022–2024	Toluca	53	(4)
2024–2025	Universidad Católica	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	Chile U20	12	(0)
2021–	Chile	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 March 2020

Valber Roberto Huerta Jerez (born 26 August 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Melipilla, Huerta graduated from Universidad de Chile's youth setup, and was promoted to the main squad in 2012 by manager Jorge Sampaoli. He made his professional debut on 6 May 2012, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Universidad de Concepción for the Torneo Apertura championship. ^[2]

Huerta only acted as a fourth-choice during his spell at La U, behind Roberto Cereceda, Albert Acevedo and José Rojas. On 28 August 2014 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a five-year deal with Granada CF and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. ^[3]

In July 2017 he joined English Premier League side Watford and was immediately loaned out to Huachipato.

In February 2022 Huerta joined Mexican Liga MX side Deportivo Toluca from Universidad Católica being a starter & leader of the defense was also called up to the Chile National Team he was later presented with jersey #4 for the 2022 campaign.

In the second half of 2024, Huerta returned to Universidad Católica. ^[4] After suffering several injuries, they ended his contract on 3 November 2025. ^[5]

International career

He represented Chile U20 at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Chile reached the quarter-finals.

At senior level, he has been a substitute in the friendly matches against Sweden and Denmark on 2018 ^[6] and against Bolivia on 2021. ^[7] Also, he was called up to some training microcycles by Reinaldo Rueda. ^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 May 2022 ^[9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universidad de Chile	2012	Primera División	2	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
	2013	Primera División	3	0	—		2 [a]	0	—		5	0
	2013-14	Primera División	5	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	—		7	0
	2014-15	Primera División	—		3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		10	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	19	0
Granada B	2014-15	Segunda División B	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2015	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Huachipato (loan)	2015-16	Primera División	12	2	—		—		—		12	2
Colo-Colo (loan)	2016-17	Primera División	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Watford	2017–18	Premier League	—		—		—		—		0	0
Huachipato (loan)	2016-17	Primera División	14	1	—		—		—		14	1
	2017	Primera División	14	2	6	0	—		—		20	2
	2018	Primera División	27	1	6	1	—		—		33	2
	Total		55	4	12	1	0	0	0	0	67	5
Universidad Católica	2019	Primera División	20	1	7	1	5 [c]	0	1 [d]	0	33	2
	2020	Primera División	32	1	—		9 [e]	0	1 [d]	0	43	1
	2021	Primera División	30	3	4	0	8 [a]	0	1 [d]	0	43	3
	2022	Primera División	—		—		—		1 [d]	0	1	0
	Total		82	5	10	1	22	0	4	0	119	6
Toluca	2022	Liga MX	11	2	—		—		—		11	2
Career total			188	13	29	2	25	0	0	0	246	15

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
3. 3 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
5. 5 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 4 in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 1 February 2022. ^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Universidad de Chile

• Primera División: 2012–A
• Copa Chile: 2012–13

Colo-Colo

• Copa Chile: 2016

Universidad Católica

• Primera División: 2019, 2020, 2021
• Supercopa de Chile: 2019, 2020, 2021

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
2. La U de Concepción quebró la racha ganadora "azul" y dejó a Herrera sin récord (U. de Concepción stops the azules form and leaves Herrera without record); Ferplei, 6 May 2012 (in Spanish)
3. Nuevo fichaje del Granada B: Valber Huerta (New signing of Granada B: Valber Huerta); Granada's official website, 28 August 2014 (in Spanish)
4. Villarroel, Carlos (11 June 2024). "Valber Huerta vuelve a vestir La Franja". Cruzados (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
5. Morales, Italo (3 November 2025). "Cruzados anuncia la salida anticipada de un referente de Católica: rescinde contrato y se retira". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
6. "Valber Huerta fue nominado a la selección chilena | La Pelota es Mía". La Pelota es Mía (in European Spanish). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
7. "Nómina de la Selección Chilena para el partido amistoso ante Bolivia" (in Spanish). ANFP . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
8. "Reinaldo Rueda inicia microciclos con la Selección Chilena" (in Spanish). ANFP. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
9. Valber Huerta at Soccerway
10. Valber Huerta at Soccerway . Retrieved 3 March 2022.

External links

• Granada official profile (in Spanish)
• Valber Huerta at Soccerway