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]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alemán and the second or maternal family name is Alegría.
Christian Alemán
Personal information
Full name Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría
Date of birth (1996-02-05) 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]

Personal life

Alemán is the half-brother of fellow footballer Javier Charcopa.[2][7]

Career statistics
As of 6 August 2018[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Emelec 2013 Serie A 100——0000100
2014 10——000010
Total 110——0000110
Técnico Universitario 2015 Serie B 40———0040
Manta (loan) 2015 145———00145
Deportivo Quito 2016 169———00169
Barcelona 2016 Serie A 80——000080
2017 140——4[lower-alpha 3]1[lower-alpha 4]00181
2018 00——000000
Total 220——4100261
Estudiantes (loan) 2017–18 Primera División 4100—2[lower-alpha 5]00061
Career total 711500—61007716
  1. Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. Four appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores
  4. One goal in 2017 Copa Libertadores
  5. Two appearances in 2017 Copa Sudamericana

Honours
Emelec[1]
Barcelona[1]
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References
  1. Christian Alemán at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "Christian Alemán se quedó para triunfar en Barcelona SC". El Comercio. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. "Christian Alemán profile". BDFA. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. "Las novelas del mercado de fichajes del fútbol ecuatoriano 2015". Ecuagoal. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. "Alemán, el nuevo refuerzo de Estudiantes". TyC Sports. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. "Christian Alemán es nuevo jugador de Estudiantes de La Plata". El Universo. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. "El especial partido para Javier Charcopa y Cristian Alemán". Ecuagoal. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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