Christian Alemán
Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría (born 5 February 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona SC | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2013 | Emelec | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Emelec | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Técnico Universitario | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Manta (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2016 | Deportivo Quito | 16 | (9) |
| 2016– | Barcelona SC | 63 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020 | |||
Career
Emelec were Alemán's first club, he joined their youth system at the age of 5 and went on to play senior football for them from 2013 to 2014 and made eleven appearances in the Ecuadorian Serie A.[2][3] His senior debut for Emelec arrived on 19 June 2013 against Manta, a team he would go on to join in July 2015.[1] Prior to joining Manta, Alemán signed for Técnico Universitario of the Ecuadorian Serie B.[4] He featured four times before leaving for Manta, also of Serie B.[1] For Manta, he scored five goals, including two in an 8–0 win over Deportivo Azogues on 28 November, in fourteen games as they finished 6th.[1]
January 2016 saw him join Deportivo Quito in Serie B, but he left eight months later to play for Ecuadorian Serie A team Barcelona.[1][2] He made his Barcelona debut on 21 August 2016 in a 5–1 victory over Fuerza Amarilla.[1] Twenty-one further appearances came during 2016 and 2017, before Alemán departed Ecuadorian football for the first time to move to Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes.[5][6] He scored on his professional league debut for Estudiantes, netting the winning goal against Arsenal de Sarandí on 28 August 2017.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 6 August 2018[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Emelec | 2013 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Técnico Universitario | 2015 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Manta (loan) | 2015 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Deportivo Quito | 2016 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2016 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career total | 71 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 16 | |||
- Includes the Copa Argentina
- Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- Four appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores
- One goal in 2017 Copa Libertadores
- Two appearances in 2017 Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Emelec[1]
- Ecuadorian Serie A (2): 2013, 2014
- Barcelona[1]
References
- Christian Alemán at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Christian Alemán se quedó para triunfar en Barcelona SC". El Comercio. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Christian Alemán profile". BDFA. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Las novelas del mercado de fichajes del fútbol ecuatoriano 2015". Ecuagoal. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Alemán, el nuevo refuerzo de Estudiantes". TyC Sports. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Christian Alemán es nuevo jugador de Estudiantes de La Plata". El Universo. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "El especial partido para Javier Charcopa y Cristian Alemán". Ecuagoal. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
External links
- Christian Alemán at Soccerway