 He joined compatriots Fernando Torres and Lluís Carreras, his teammate and manager respectively.Cuenca had his first international call-up in November 2011, when Spain under-21 manager Luis Milla named him in a 20-man squad for European qualifiers against Estonia and Switzerland.He made his debut against the former on the 10th at the "Estadio Álvarez Claro" in Melilla, starting in a 6–0 win.