Cristian Espinoza
Cristian Omar Espinoza (born 3 April 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Omar Espinoza | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Huracán | 90 | (9) |
| 2016–2020 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Alavés (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Valladolid (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2019 | → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2020– | San Jose Earthquakes | 89 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2015 | |||
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 until the end of the season.[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] After being rarely used, he left the club the following 30 January.[6]
On 31 January 2017, Espinoza was loaned to Segunda División side Real Valladolid until June.[7]
San Jose Earthquakes
On 2 January 2019, Espinoza was loaned to Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes on a season-long loan.[8]
On 11 December 2019, it was announced that Espinoza had joined San Jose on a permanent deal for a club-record transfer fee.[9]
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.[10] He was included in the final call-up,[11] 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.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Villarreal CF sign Cristian Espinoza". Villarreal CF. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El Deportivo Alavés y Cristian Espinoza acuerdan su salida del conjunto albiazul" [Deportivo Alavés and Cristian Espinoza agree his departure from the blue-and-white outfit] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "El Pucela incorpora a Cristian Espinoza" [Pucela sign Cristian Espinoza] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Argentine Forward Cristian Espinoza on Loan". San Jose Earthquakes. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Cristian Espinoza on Permanent Transfer". San Jose Earthquakes. 11 December 2019.
- ^ [The under-20's has their pre-squad for the South American in Uruguay] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ [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.
External links
- Cristian Espinoza at BDFutbol
- Cristian Espinoza at ESPN FC
- Cristian Espinoza at Soccerway