On August 25, 2010, de la Fuente became the fourth home grown player to sign a professional contract with Chivas USA.
[2] De la Fuente was released by Chivas USA in January 2012, and subsequently signed with Mexican Primera División team Club Tijuana.
In August 2014, de la Fuente signed for Armenian Premier League side FC Ararat Yerevan alongside fellow Los Angeles Misioneros teammates Jamel Wallace and Christian King.
[4][5] On the final day of the Armenian summer transfer window, de la Fuente signed a one-year contract with FC Shirak,[6] but left the club on 30 December 2016.
[9] De la Fuente has represented the United States at the U-20 level, playing near 15 games in 7 camps domestic and international.