Christian Fernández Salas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Fernández Salas | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | D.C. United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | Racing B | 108 | (16) |
| 2007–2012 | Racing Santander | 90 | (8) |
| 2008 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Almería | 36 | (6) |
| 2014- | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Christian Fernández Salas, simply known as Christian (born 15 October 1985 in Santander, Cantabria), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left defender for D.C. United.
Football career
Christian, a product of hometown's Racing de Santander's youth ranks, made his first-team debut on 7 January 2007 in a 0–2 away loss against Levante UD. During that season he made a further nine La Liga appearances, scoring his first goal in a 5–4 home win against Athletic Bilbao three months later.[1]
Midway through the 2007–08 campaign Christian was loaned, alongside teammate Samuel, to second division strugglers UD Las Palmas, and both proved instrumental in the Canary Islands' outfit retaining of its league status, with Fernández netting four goals.
In the 2009–10 season Christian had a breakthrough year, appearing in 29 league games for Racing and scoring twice (namely in a 3–1 win at CA Osasuna on 21 March 2010[2]) as the club eventually avoided relegation; after S.L. Benfica decided to recall László Sepsi from his loan – eventually selling him – he had virtually no competitor for his position. He also helped his team to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, notably netting in a 3–2 away win over AD Alcorcón (which had previously ousted Real Madrid), also the final aggregate score.[3]
After the arrival of Domingo Cisma, Christian's playing time became more limited, but he still appeared in 38 league matches in his last two seasons combined (as either a left or centre-back), scoring four goals. Santander suffered relegation in 2012 and, on 9 July of that year, he signed a two-year contract with UD Almería in the second level.
On 29 December 2013, after being first-choice in the Andalusians' return to the top level but only third-string subsequently, Christian was released.
Christian signed with MLS club D.C. United on February 7, 2014.[4]
References
- ↑ Racing Santander 5–4 Athletic Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 1 April 2007
- ↑ Racing rediscover scoring touch; ESPN Soccernet, 21 March 2010
- ↑ El Alcorcón se baja de la carroza (Alcorcón gets off pedestal); El País, 6 January 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/02/07/dc-united-sign-spanish-left-back-christian-fernandez-salas
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