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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oliva and the second or maternal family name is Giménez.
Christian Oliva
Personal information
Full name Christian Gabriel Oliva Giménez
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ciudad del Plata, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Juárez
(on loan from Talleres)
Number 32
Youth career
Club de Bochas
Bella Vista
2016–2018 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Nacional 25 (2)
2019 → Cagliari (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2022 Cagliari 25 (1)
2021 → Valencia (loan) 9 (0)
2022– Talleres 41 (0)
2023– → FC Juárez (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:17, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Christian Gabriel Oliva Giménez (born 1 June 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentinian club Talleres.

Club career

Nacional

Oliva was born in Delta El Tigre, Ciudad del Plata, San José Department. After starting it out at hometown side Club de Bochas de Delta El Tigre, he joined Nacional's youth setup. Subsequently released, he joined Bella Vista before returning to Nacional in 2016.[2]

In January 2018, after scoring 17 goals for the reserve side, Oliva was promoted to Nacional's first team by manager Alexander Medina, who also worked with him in the B-team.[2] He made his professional debut late in the month, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luis Aguiar in a 3–1 loss against Peñarol, for the year's Supercopa Uruguaya.[3]

Oliva made his Primera División debut on 10 February 2018, playing 14 minutes in a 3–0 away win against Rampla Juniors.[4] His first goal in the category came on 15 April, as he scored the game's only in a home defeat of Boston River.[5] A regular starter, he extended his contract until 2020 on 25 April.[6]

Cagliari

On 25 January 2019, Oliva signed to Italian Serie A club Cagliari; the deal was a loan with an obligation to sign permanently until 2023 and an option for a further year.[7] Unused in his first season on Sardinia, he made his debut as a 55th-minute substitute for the injured Luca Cigarini in a 3–1 home win over Genoa,[8] and scored his first goal on 3 November to secure a 2–0 victory at Atalanta.[9] On 28 January 2022, his contract with Cagliari was terminated by mutual consent.[10]

Loan to Valencia

On 1 February, Oliva joined Spanish side Valencia CF on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[11]

Talleres

On 12 February 2022, Oliva signed a contract with Talleres in Argentina until 2024.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2021[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2018 Primera División 27 2 — 15[a] 1 1[b] 0 43 3
Cagliari 2018–19 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2019–20 11 1 2 1 — — 13 2
2020–21 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Total 21 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 25 2
Career total 48 3 4 1 15 1 1 0 68 5
  1. ^ Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, five appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Supercopa Uruguaya

References

  1. ^ "Christian Oliva". Club Nacional de Football (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Joven futbolista de Ciudad del Plata fue ascendido al primer equipo del club Nacional" [Young Ciudad del Plata footballer was promoted to Nacional's first team] (in Spanish). Portal Ciudad del Plata. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "¡¡¡Peñarol Campeón de la Supercopa!!!" [Peñarol champion of the Supercopa!!!] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Nacional se "trepó" a lo más alto…" [Nacional "climbed" the highest] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Apertura: Nacional venció a Boston River 1–0 en el Gran Parque Central con golazo de Christian Oliva" [Apertura: Nacional defeated Boston River by 1–0 at the Gran Parque Central] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Oliva hasta el 2020" [Oliva until 2020] (in Spanish). La Abdón. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. ^ Conterio, Marco (25 January 2019). "UFFICIALE: Cagliari, arriva l'uruguaiano Oliva dal Nacional" [OFFICIAL: Cagliari, Uruguayan Oliva arrives from Nacional] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ Gentile, Marco (20 September 2019). "Le pagelle di Cagliari-Genoa 3-1: Simeone scatenato, male Favilli" [The ratings from Cagliari 3–1 Genoa: Simeone wild, Favilli bad] (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ Vanni, Franco (3 November 2019). "Atalanta-Cagliari 0-2: autogol di Pasalic e Oliva, sardi al quarto posto" [Atalanta 0–2 Cagliari: Pasalic own goal and Oliva, Sardinians up to fourth place]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Risoluzione contrattuale con Oliva" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | Christian Oliva". Valencia CF. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Christian Oliva es refuerzo de Talleres" (Press release) (in Spanish). Talleres. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ^ Christian Oliva at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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