Cris Cornejo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Vega.

María Cristina "Cris" Cornejo Vega (born 9 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who last played for Alavés as a goalkeeper.

Cris Cornejo

Cornejo training with Real Sociedad, 2017
Personal information
Full name	María Cristina Cornejo Vega
Date of birth	(1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Spain
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Alavés
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Intxaurdi
2009–2018	Real Sociedad	100	(0)
2018–2019	Eibar
2019–2022	Alavés	69	(0)
International career^‡
2014–2015	Basque Country	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:57, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

She began her career in the Basque regional leagues with Intxaurdi KE,^[1] being signed by Real Sociedad who soon gave the 16-year-old her Primera División debut.^[2] She remained with the Txuri-urdin for nine seasons, making over 100 appearances, although she was often second-choice in the squad behind the older Sokoa Azkarate, then the younger Mariasun Quiñones.^[2]

In 2018, Cornejo moved to second-tier Eibar along with three Real Sociedad teammates,^[3][4] and helped them to finish in a position to move into the new Segunda División Pro. A year later – along with defender Gaste, another of the group who had switched to Eibar – she signed for Alavés, of the same level,^[5] and was the regular goalkeeper as they won the title and gained promotion to the Primera in the 2020–21 season.^[6]

References

1. Cris: Cristina Cornejo Vega, Txapeldunak (in Spanish)
2. "Cristina Cornejo renueva con la Real hasta 2018" [Cristina Cornejo renews with La Real until 2018] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
3. "Cristina Cornejo, Itziar Gastearena, Leyre Fernández y Titay Calvo, nuevos fichajes del primer equipo femenino" [Cristina Cornejo, Itziar Gastearena, Leyre Fernández and Titay Calvo, new signings of the women's first team] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
4. "Cris Cornejo destaca la ambición del equipo femenino del Eibar" [Cris Cornejo highlights the ambition of the Eibar women's team] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
5. "Cristina Cornejo defenderá la portería del Deportivo Alavés la próxima temporada" [Cristina Cornejo will defend Deportivo Alavés' goal next season] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
6. "Las Gloriosas suben a Primera División" [The Gloriosas go up to the First Division] (in Spanish). Gasteiz Hoy. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

External links

• Cris Cornejo at Soccerway
• Cris at BDFutbol