Cristian Espinoza

Cristian Espinoza
Personal information
Full nameCristian Espinoza
Date of birth3 April 1995
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionRight winger
Club information
Current team
Huracán
Number7
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Huracán59(5)
National team‡
2015–Argentina U208(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2015

Cristian Espinoza (born 3 April 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Huracán as a forward.

Club career

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.

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.[3] He was included in the final call-up,[4] 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. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

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