Cristian Hidalgo

Cristian

Cristian (middle) celebrates La Liga promotion with Hércules
Personal information
Full name Cristian Hidalgo González
Date of birth (1983-09-21) 21 September 1983
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Winger
Youth career
Sant Gabriel
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Barcelona C 39 (16)
2003–2006 Barcelona B 93 (18)
2006 Barcelona 0 (0)
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)
2015–2016 Moghreb Tétouan 11 (1)
2016 Ceahlăul 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 20 April 2016 (UTC).


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hidalgo and the second or maternal family name is González.

Cristian Hidalgo González (born 21 September 1983), known simply as Cristian, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Football career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Cristian was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system.[1] 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 role 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.[2]

Cristian signed for Deportivo de La Coruña in 2006–07,[3] making his La Liga debut on 27 August 2006 as he came from the bench in a 3–2 home win over Real Zaragoza.[4] As a starter, he scored his first top level goal in a 2–0 success against Real Madrid, also at the Estadio Riazor.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7][8]

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,[9] 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.[10]

In January 2015 Cristian signed for his fifth club in three years, joining Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan until June 2016.[11]

Club statistics

As of 26 November 2014[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo 2006–07 La Liga 2914 0331
2007–08 La Liga 141 2 0161
2008–09 La Liga 130 3 04[lower-alpha 1]0200
Total 5629 040692
Hércules 2009–10 Segunda División 23342275
2010–11 La Liga 19020210
Total 41362475
Elche 2011–12 Segunda División 700070
Alki Larnaca 2012–13 Cypriot First Division 10100101
Cherno More 2012–13 A PFG 14100141
Bnei Sakhnin 2013–14 Liga ha'Al 26110271
Chennaiyin 2014 Indian Super League 7171
Career total 16191624018111
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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