Cristian Esnal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Eduardo Esnal Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Rentistas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Rentistas | ||
| 2004—2007 | Chalatenago | 16 | (1) |
| 2007—2008 | Águila | 13 | (0) |
| 2008—2009 | Atlético Balboa | 13 | (2) |
| 2009—2010 | Dragón | 2 | (1) |
| 2010 | Montevideo Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
| 2011—2013 | Juventud Independiente | 68 | (9) |
| 2013 | UES | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | River Plate | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | El Salvador U-21 | (1) | |
| 2007 | El Salvador U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | El Salvador | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 23, 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 7, 2011 | |||
Cristian Eduardo Esnal Fernández (born May 2, 1986 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer of Uruguayan descent, who last played professionally for Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay). Esnal is the son of assassinated Uruguayan footballer Raúl Esnal and Cousin of Alexis Rolín.
Career
He began his career playing for C.D. Chalatenango. After that season he caught the attention of C.D. Águila. He participated in the 2007 pre-Olympic qualifiers but failed to see any playing time. In October 2009, Esnal left Águila to join second division side Dragón.[1]
On July 27, 2010, Esnal signed to Uruguayan first division club Montevideo Wanderers.[2][3]
He was called up by Ruben Israel for the El Salvador friendly against Venezuela. On August 7, 2011, Esnal started the match but was subbed-out at the 67th minute for a more offensive technique.
Cristian abruptly canceled his contract with UES and left El Salvador in 2013 and moved to his father's birth country of Uruguay because his family was threatened by extortionists.[4] He signed a contract with River Plate in 2014.
As of April 2017, he resides in Los Angeles California.
Since he is a free agent, he keeps fit by playing in local amateur or semi-pro leagues.
International caps and goals
El Salvador's goal tally first.
| International appearances and goals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals | Minutes played | Extras |
| 1 | 7 August 2011 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. |  Venezuela |
2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 67 |  67' |
References
- ↑ Esnal leaves Águila - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Firmó el Salvadoreño Cristian Esnal" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "Un criollo en el fútbol Uruguayo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ↑ "Cristian Esnal runaway await because extortion to gardener in USA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-12-26.
External links
- Profile at Montevideo Wanderers (in Spanish)
- Cristian Esnal at National-Football-Teams.com