Christian Alemán
Personal information | |||
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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)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arka Gdynia | ||
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) |
2016–2020 | Barcelona | 63 | (10) |
2017–2018 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2020 | Guayaquil City | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Arka Gdynia | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 16 January 2021 (UTC) |
Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría (born 5 February 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Arka Gdynia.[1]
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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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][3] 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.[6][7] He scored on his debut for Estudiantes, netting the winning goal against Arsenal de Sarandí on 28 August 2017.[1] He left after six appearances in June 2018, subsequently scoring ten goals in three seasons back with Barcelona.[1]
In September 2020, Alemán headed to fellow Ecuadorian Serie A club Guayaquil City.[1] Nine appearances followed.[1] On 20 December 2020, Alemán agreed a free transfer to Poland with I liga side Arka Gdynia; with his one-and-a-half-year contract commencing in January 2021.[2] He made his unofficial debut against Gryf Wejherowo on 16 January in a 4–0 friendly win, which was abandoned a few minutes before full time due to heavy snowfall.[8]
Personal life
Alemán is the half-brother of fellow footballer Javier Charcopa.[3][9]
Career statistics
- As of 16 January 2021[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
2018 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||||
2019 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |||
2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 11 | |||
Estudiantes (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Guayaquil City | 2020 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Arka Gdynia | 2020–21 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 121 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Emelec[1]
- Ecuadorian Serie A (2): 2013, 2014
- Barcelona[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Christian Alemán at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Christian Aleman w Arce!". Arka Gdynia. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Sparing: Arka - Gryf Wejherowo 4:0". Arka Gdynia. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "El especial partido para Javier Charcopa y Cristian Alemán". Ecuagoal. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
External links
- Christian Alemán at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Ecuadorian footballers
- Sportspeople from Guayaquil
- Association football midfielders
- Ecuadorian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Ecuadorian expatriates in Argentina
- Ecuadorian expatriates in Poland
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Ecuadorian Serie B players
- Argentine Primera División players
- C.S. Emelec footballers
- C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers
- Manta F.C. footballers
- S.D. Quito footballers
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Guayaquil City F.C. footballers
- Arka Gdynia players