Juan Cuevas

Starting his career in 2006, playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima LP. He started to play regularly in 2009, under coach Leonardo Madelón. In July 2010, Cuevas was sold to Club Toluca for US$900,000, soon after Toluca's championship in the Bicentenario 2010 tournament. After the season was over, on 22 December 2010, head coach Sergio Lugo announced that Cuevas was to be sent on loan to San Luis F.C. for the Clausura 2011 tournament not for personal reasons, but states his reason that his position is the same as Zinha (playmaker). In mid-2011, he was moved again, this time to Atlante F.C., where he scored 6 goals in 30 games. After a stay in the Mexican league, in July 2012, Cuevas returned to his original club, Gimnasia y Esgrima, on a one-year loan.

Club León

On 2 December 2015, Club León announced via Twitter that Cuevas would be joining the team for the Clausura 2016.

Everton

He joined Everton de Viña del Mar in the Chilean Primera División in 2017, ending his contract in December 2023.