Cristhian Lagos
 Lagos playing for Santos | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristhian Lagos Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Concepción, Tres Ríos o Alajuelita, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | A.D. CARMELITA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2020 | Turrialba | (36) | |
| 2010 | Brujas | 24 | (9) |
| 2011 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | Santos de Guápiles | 42 | (28) |
| 2013 | Saprissa | 18 | (5) |
| 2013 | → Santos de Guápiles (loan) | 21 | (13) |
| 2014 | Churchill Brothers | 5 | (2) |
| 2014 | Santos de Guápiles | 16 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Herediano | 35 | (12) |
| 2016 | → Xelajú (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | → Santos de Guápiles (loan) | 31 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Santos de Guápiles | 43 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Jicaral | 20 | (4) |
| 2021 | Sporting San Jose | 4 | (4) |
| 2021 | A.D. Carmelita | 8 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Costa Rica[1] | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Cristhian Lagos Navarro (born 17 August 1984)[2] is a Costa Rican professional footballer for A.D. Carmelita.
Club career[edit]
Early years[edit]
Born in Puntarenas Province, Lagos' parents decided to move to Limón where Cristhian went to school and worked in banana plantations. Only at 22 years of age he was offered the possibility to join second division side Turrialba.[2] Lagos subsequently started his professional career at Turrialba before moving to Brujas in 2010.[3] He joined Alajuelense on loan in February 2011[4]
Deportivo Saprissa[edit]
On December 14, 2012 Lagos signed with Saprissa.[5][6] He made his debut in a 2–1 loss against San Carlos. On February 10 Lagos scored his first goal with the club in a 2–2 tie against Puntarenas. In August 2013 he returned to Santos.[7]
Churchill Brothers[edit]
On 27 December 2013 it was announced that Lagos had signed for Churchill Brothers of the I-League.[8] On 11 March 2014, Lagos scored brace in AFC Cup match against Maldives side New Radiant SC in which Churchill Brothers won 3–0.[9]
Back to Costa Rica[edit]
In June 2014 he returned to Santos de Guápiles, claiming the Indian side broke his contract by only paying him one month wages.[10] He played for the club until the summer 2019, where he joined A.D.R. Jicaral. In 2020, he returned to his first club, Turrialba.[11]
International career[edit]
A tall striker, Lagos was called for the Costa Rica national team in October for the World Cup Qualifiers against El Salvador and Guyana but did not appear in either of the two matches. Lagos made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Bolivia on November 14, 2012. Lagos scored his first goal with the national team in a 2–0 victory against Nicaragua in the Copa Centroamericana.[citation needed]
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 January 2013 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Nicaragua |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2013 Copa Centroamericana | [12] |
References[edit]
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Lagos, Christhian". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b Goleador de Turrialba salió de las bananeras de Siquirres Las adversidades son el motor de Cristian Lagos Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Goles de Cristian Lagos contra la adversidad Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Alajuelense presentará hoy dos refuerzos Archived 27 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Lagos a conquistar la "Cueva"". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Cristhian Lagos y Diego Madrigal ya son jugadores del Saprissa - DEPORTES - la Nación". Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Cristian Lagos deja Saprissa y vuelve a Santos Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Cristian Lagos jugará en la India a partir de enero". Teletica. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Cristian Lagos jugará en el Santos de Guápiles tras su paso por el fútbol de la India Archived 10 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Cristhian Lagos: el goleador del fútbol de Costa Rica que ahora es mantenido por aficionados, espn.com.mx, 4 April 2020
- ^ "Costa Rica clasifica a la Copa de Oro". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- Cristian Lagos jugará a préstamo en el Xelajú de Guatemala‚ crhoy.com, 23 December 2015
External links[edit]
- Cristhian Lagos at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2010-13 League stats - Nación at archive.today (archived August 12, 2014) (in Spanish)
- Cristhian Lagos at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Puntarenas Province
- Men's association football forwards
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Brujas F.C. players
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- C.S.D. Xelajú MC players
- A.D.R. Jicaral players
- Liga FPD players
- I-League players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in India
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala