Cristian Espinoza
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Omar Espinoza | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Huracán | 90 | (9) |
| 2016–2020 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Alavés (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Valladolid (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2019 | → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2020– | San Jose Earthquakes | 130 | (27) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2015 | |||
Cristian Omar Espinoza (born 3 April 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.
Club career
[edit]Huracán
[edit]Born in Buenos Aires, Espinoza graduated from Huracán's youth setup. He made his first team debut on 24 March 2013, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Instituto for the Primera B Nacional championship.[1]
Espinoza scored his first professional goal on 26 May, netting his side's last in a 3–1 home win against Crucero del Norte.[2] He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in 2014 and helping his side promote to Primera División.
Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Argentine football on 3 May 2015, in a 1–1 away draw against Rosario Central. His first goals in the category came on 2 August, netting a brace in a 3–3 draw at Crucero del Norte.
Villarreal
[edit]On 4 August 2016, Espinoza signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Villarreal CF.[3] Fifteen days later, he was loaned to fellow league team Deportivo Alavés until the end of the season.[4]
Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 28 August 2016, replacing Ibai Gómez in a 0–0 home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[5] After being rarely used, he left the club the following 30 January.[6]
On 31 January 2017, Espinoza was loaned to Segunda División side Real Valladolid until June.[7]
San Jose Earthquakes
[edit]On 2 January 2019, Espinoza was loaned to Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes on a season-long loan.[8] On 11 December, it was announced that he had joined San Jose on a permanent deal for a club-record transfer fee.[9]
International career
[edit]On 11 December 2014 Espinoza was included in Argentina under-20's 32-man list for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, held in Uruguay.[10] He was included in the final call-up,[11] and made his debut in the competition on 14 January, starting and assisting Tomás Martínez in the third of a 5–2 routing over Ecuador.
Career Statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 8 September 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huracán | 2012-13 | Primera B Nacional | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2013-14 | Primera B Nacional | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10[a] | 4 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 2 | — | 6[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 90 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 14 | ||
| Alavés (loan) | 2016-17 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Valladolid (loan) | 2016-17 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Boca Juniors (loan) | 2017-18 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2020 | MLS | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2023 | MLS | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2024 | MLS | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Total | 154 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 32 | ||
| Career Total | 305 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 350 | 51 | ||
- ^ Nine appearances, Four goals in Copa Sudamericana, One appearance in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa Argentina
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Torneos de Verano
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in MLS All-Star Game
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Huracán igualó con Instituto en Parque Patricios" [Huracán drew with Instituto in Parque Patricios] (in Spanish). Diario Popular. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Huracán se recuperó y hundió a Crucero del Norte" [Huracán recovered themselves and sunk Crucero del Norte] (in Spanish). Clarín. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Villarreal CF sign Cristian Espinoza". Villarreal CF. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Cristian Espinoza, velocidad y desborde para la delantera albiazul" [Cristian Espinoza, speed and skill for the white-and-blue attack] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Alavés y Sporting siguen sumando buenas sensaciones" [Alavés and Sporting keep on adding good feelings] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "El Deportivo Alavés y Cristian Espinoza acuerdan su salida del conjunto albiazul" [Deportivo Alavés and Cristian Espinoza agree his departure from the blue-and-white outfit] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "El Pucela incorpora a Cristian Espinoza" [Pucela sign Cristian Espinoza] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Argentine Forward Cristian Espinoza on Loan". San Jose Earthquakes. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Cristian Espinoza on Permanent Transfer". San Jose Earthquakes. 11 December 2019.
- ^ "La Sub 20 tiene su preselección para el Sudamericano de Uruguay" [The under-20's has their pre-squad for the South American in Uruguay] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Humberto Grondona dio la lista de 23 convocados para el Sudamericano" [Humberto Grondona revealed the list of 23 called-up for the South American] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ Cristian Espinoza at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "2023 MLS All-Star Team Roster". Major League Soccer. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza named MLS Player of the Month". Major League Soccer. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Cristian Espinoza at BDFutbol
- Cristian Espinoza at ESPN FC
- Cristian Espinoza at Soccerway
 | ||
  | This biographical article related to an Argentine association football forward born in the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |