Joel Apezteguía Hijuelos (born 17 December 1983) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sammarinese team Tre Fiori.

Apezteguía had spells in the Spanish lower leagues and played in Moldova for Nistru Otaci.

He scored four goals in an Albanian Superliga game on 2 February 2014 against KS Lushnja which ended in a 6–2 win and lifted Teuta to second place.

Apezteguía made his debut in the Europa League against KÍ Klaksvík, making history as the first Cuban to play in the Champions League.

[3] He made his debut for Cuba national football team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala.