Cristian Espinoza

Cristian Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Cristian Omar Espinoza
Date of birth (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Alavés
(on loan from Villarreal)
Number 14
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Huracán 90 (9)
2016– Villarreal 0 (0)
2016– → Alavés (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2015 Argentina U20 11 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 6 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:26, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Cristian Omar Espinoza (born 3 April 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés on loan from Villarreal CF as a forward.

Club career

Huracán

Born in Buenos Aires, Espinoza graduated from Huracán's youth setup. He made his first team debut on 24 March 2013, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Instituto for the Primera B Nacional championship.[1]

Espinoza scored his first professional goal on 26 May, netting his side's last in a 3–1 home win against Crucero del Norte.[2] He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in 2014 and helping his side promote to Primera División.

Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Argentine football on 3 May 2015, in a 1–1 away draw against Rosario Central. His first goals in the category came on 2 August, netting a brace in a 3–3 draw at Crucero del Norte.

Villarreal

On 4 August 2016, Espinoza signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Villarreal CF.[3] Fifteen days later, he was loaned to fellow league team Deportivo Alavés, for one year.[4]

Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 28 August 2016, replacing Ibai Gómez in a 0–0 home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[5]

International career

On 11 December 2014 Espinoza was included in Argentina under-20's 32-man list for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, held in Uruguay.[6] He was included in the final call-up,[7] and made his debut in the competition on 14 January, starting and assisting Tomás Martínez in the third of a 5–2 routing over Ecuador.

Honours

Argentina U20

References

  1. ↑ "Huracán igualó con Instituto en Parque Patricios" [Huracán drew with Instituto in Parque Patricios] (in Spanish). Diario Popular. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Huracán se recuperó y hundió a Crucero del Norte" [Huracán recovered themselves and sunk Crucero del Norte] (in Spanish). Clarín. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Villarreal CF sign Cristian Espinoza". Villarreal CF. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cristian Espinoza, velocidad y desborde para la delantera albiazul" [Cristian Espinoza, speed and skill for the white-and-blue attack] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alavés y Sporting siguen sumando buenas sensaciones" [Alavés and Sporting keep on adding good feelings] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "La Sub 20 tiene su preselección para el Sudamericano de Uruguay" [The under-20's has their pre-squad for the South American in Uruguay] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Humberto Grondona dio la lista de 23 convocados para el Sudamericano" [Humberto Grondona revealed the list of 23 called-up for the South American] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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