 Cuenca returned to his first senior club Reus ahead of the 2018–19 campaign.After playing the whole pre-season on trial, he could not be registered; Reus claimed that the Liga de Fútbol Profesional rejected his registration due to his low salary, while the organisation claimed that the club had breached the wage limits.In January 2019, Cuenca went back abroad and signed a three-year contract with the option of a fourth at Sagan Tosu in Japan's J1 League.