Cristian Ansaldi

Cristian Ansaldi

Ansaldi with Rubin Kazan
Personal information
Full nameCristian Daniel Ansaldi
Date of birth20 September 1986
Place of birthRosario, Argentina
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionFull back
Club information
Current team
Atlético Madrid
(on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg)
Number15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2008Newell's Old Boys29(2)
2008–2013Rubin Kazan128(2)
2013–Zenit Saint Petersburg9(1)
2014–→ Atlético Madrid (loan)7(0)
National team
2009–Argentina5(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (born 20 September 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg. A defender who plays with both feet, he is equally at ease as a right or left back.[1]

Club career

Born in Rosario, Ansaldi started his professional career in 2005 and quickly progressed to become a regular player in the Newell's Old Boys first team. In January 2008, he was sold to Rubin Kazan for €3.6 million, with whom he won the Russian Premier League 2008 and 2009.

On 1 August 2014, he went on loan from Zenit St Petersburg to Atlético Madrid for the upcoming La Liga season.[1] Nine days later, his hip collided with the head of teammate Mario Suárez in a friendly at VfL Wolfsburg, causing to the latter a brain injury.[2]

He made his competitive debut in the first leg of the 2014 Supercopa de España on 19 August, a 1–1 draw away to Real Madrid, in which he came on after 64 minutes for fellow debutant Guilherme Siqueira.[3]

International career

He was called for Argentina on 14 November 2009, for a friendly game against Spain.

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 November 2014 Boleyn Ground, London, England  Croatia
1–1
2–1
Friendly

Honours

Rubin Kazan
Atlético Madrid

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Acuerdo con el Zenit para la cesión de Ansaldi [Agreement with Zenit for the loan of Ansaldi]" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Gaughan, Jack (11 August 2014). "Mario Suarez suffers distressing brain injury as Atletico Madrid beat Wolfsburg". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Spanish Super Copa: Real Madrid and Atletico draw 1-1 in first leg". Sky Sports News. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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