Cristian Nazarit

Cristian Nazarit

Nazarit with Chicago Fire in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Nazarit Truque
Date of birth	(1990-08-13) August 13, 1990[1]
Place of birth	Villarrica, Tolima, Colombia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Deportivo Pasto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007	América de Cali	13	(0)
2008–2010	Independiente Santa Fe	42	(16)
2011	Chicago Fire	14	(2)
2012	Deportivo Cali	29	(6)
2013	Itagüí	21	(2)
2013	Deportes Concepción	9	(1)
2014	FC Gifu	34	(17)
2015–	Consadole Sapporo	13	(6)
National team‡
	Colombia U17	12	(9)
2009–2010	Colombia U20	9	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2014. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 3, 2009

Cristian Nazarit Truque^[1] (born August 13, 1990 in Cali) is a Colombian footballer who is currently playing with Consadole Sapporo in Japan J.League 2 as a striker.

Career

Club

Nazarit began his career in the youth ranks of América de Cali. In 2008 he moved to Independiente Santa Fe and eventually became a key player for the club, making 42 league appearances and scoring 16 goals. In early February 2011, Nazarit was linked to a move from Independiente Santa Fe to Independiente de Avellaneda in Argentina,^[2] but he did not join the club.

In May 2011, after completing a short trial period, Nazarit joined Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.^[3] He made his official league debut on May 28, 2011 in a game against the San Jose Earthquakes.^[4] He had 3 shots in the game including one that hit both posts, which was finished by Dominic Oduro.

On December 7, 2011 the Chicago Fire announced they had released Nazarit and teammate Gabriel Ferrari.^[5]

He took trial term in Winter training camp with FC Gifu and then signed them for 2014 season. He scored 17 goals for the club then transferred to Consadole Sapporo for 2015 season.

International

Nazarit was a starter in the Colombian under-17 team that made it to the Round of 16 of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was Colombia's leading scorer during the qualifiers, and was the second top scorer of the tournament.

Colombian national team coach Jorge Luis Pinto invited Nazarit to the training camp in October 2007 to train with the Colombian national team that would start off qualifiers at home with Brazil, but he has yet to make his senior international debut.

Career statistics

As of 5 September 2015

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

External links

• MLS player profile
• Cristian Nazarit – FIFA competition record