Cristian Hidalgo
 Cristian (middle) celebrates La Liga promotion with Hércules | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Hidalgo González | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Moghreb Tétouan | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sant Gabriel | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Barcelona C | 39 | (16) |
| 2003–2006 | Barcelona B | 93 | (18) |
| 2006–2009 | Deportivo La Coruña | 56 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Hércules | 42 | (3) |
| 2012 | Elche | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Alki Larnaca | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Cherno More | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | (1) |
| 2014 | Chennaiyin | 7 | (1) |
| 2015– | Moghreb Tétouan | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:52, 5 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cristian Hidalgo González, simply known as Cristian (born 21 September 1983), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Moroccan club Moghreb Tétouan as a winger.
Football career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Cristian was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system. He scored three goals during 2003–04 and four in the following season, while performing as a forward with the B-team. The club's coaches would, however, change his roll into one of a winger, and he impressed in this position, ending the 2005–06 campaign with eleven third division goals; he also played one official game for the main squad, a Copa del Rey match against Zamora CF.[1]
Cristian signed for Deportivo de La Coruña in 2006–07,[2] making his La Liga debut on 27 August 2006 as he came from the bench in a 3–2 home win over Real Zaragoza.[3] As a starter, he scored his first top level goal in a 2–0 success against Real Madrid, also at the Estadio Riazor.[4]
In his second year Cristian netted his second league goal ever, in a 9 December 2007 defeat against his former employers, 1–2 at the Camp Nou.[5] He would only appear in 14 league matches during the season, however.
After featuring even less in the 2008–09 season, Cristian was released and joined Hércules CF in the second division. He contributed with 23 games and three goals in his debut campaign (but only three starts) as the Alicante side returned to the top flight after 13 years.
In mid-March 2012, free agent Cristian signed with Elche CF in division two. He had been limited to training with Hércules for several months.[6][7]
29-year-old Cristian moved abroad for the first time ever in 2012–13, splitting the season between Cyprus' and Alki Larnaca F.C. and Bulgarian club PFC Cherno More Varna. He was drafted by Chennaiyin FC in the second round of the 2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft,[8] scoring his first goal for the club from a free kick against Mumbai City FC where he played in place of injured Elano, and contributing to a 3–0 away win.[9]
In January 2015 Cristian signed for his fifth club in three years, joining Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan until June 2016.[10]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo | 2006–07 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Hércules | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 47 | 5 | |||
| Elche | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Alki Larnaca | 2012–13 | Cypriot First Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Cherno More | 2012–13 | A PFG | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2013–14 | Liga ha'Al | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Chennaiyin | 2014 | Indian Super League | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 161 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 181 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ "El Barcelona encarrila los cuartos en Zamora" [Barcelona all but qualified to last-eight in Zamora] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Two more signings at Deportivo; UEFA.com, 28 June 2006
- ↑ Deportivo La Coruña 3–2 Real Zaragoza; ESPN Soccernet, 27 August 2006
- ↑ Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Real Madrid; ESPN Soccernet, 7 January 2007
- ↑ Barça dig deep to see off Depor; UEFA.com, 9 December 2007
- ↑ El Elche ficha a Cristian, exjugador del Hércules en paro (Elche signs unemployed Cristian, formerly with Hércules); Diario Información, 14 March 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ "El Hércules se ahorra un millón con el despido de Rufete, Del Olmo y Cristian" [Hércules saves one million with sacking of Rufete, Del Olmo and Cristian] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "ISL – Round 2". Facebook. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chennaiyin FC come good without key players". Indian Super League. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cristian Hidalgo ficha por el Mogreb Atlético de Tetuán" [Cristian Hidalgo signs for Mogreb Atlético de Tetuán]. Marca. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Cristian: Cristian Hidalgo González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Cristian". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)