Cristian Esnal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Eduardo Esnal Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate (Uruguay) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Rentistas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Rentistas | ||
| 2004—2007 | Chalatenago | 16 | (1) |
| 2007—2008 | Águila | 13 | (0) |
| 2008—2009 | Atlético Balboa | 13 | (2) |
| 2009—2010 | Dragón | 2 | (1) |
| 2010 | Montevideo Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
| 2011—2013 | Juventud Independiente | 68 | (9) |
| 2013 | UES | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | River Plate | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | El Salvador U-21 | (1) | |
| 2007 | El Salvador U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | El Salvador | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 23, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 7, 2011 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Cristian Eduardo Esnal Fernández (born May 2, 1986 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer of Uruguayan descent, who currently plays for Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay). Esnal is the son of assassinated Uruguayan footballer Raúl Esnal and Cousin of Alexis Rolín.
Career
He began his career playing for C.D. Chalatenango. After that season he caught the attention of C.D. Águila. He participated in the 2007 pre-Olympic qualifiers but failed to see any playing time. In October 2009, Esnal left Águila to join second division side Dragón.[1]
On July 27, 2010, Esnal signed to Uruguayan first division club Montevideo Wanderers.[2][3] He was called up by Ruben Israel for the El Salvador friendly against Venezuela. On August 7, 2011, Esnal started the match but was subbed-out at the 67th minute for a more offensive technique.
International caps and goals
El Salvador's goal tally first.
| International appearances and goals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals | Minutes played | Extras |
| 1 | 7 August 2011 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. |  Venezuela
|
2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 67 |  67'
|
References
- ^ Esnal leaves Águila - El Gráfico Template:Es icon
- ^ "Firmó el Salvadoreño Cristian Esnal" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "Un criollo en el fútbol Uruguayo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-27.
External links
- Profile at Montevideo Wanderers Template:Es icon
- Cristian Esnal at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San Salvador
- Association football defenders
- Salvadoran footballers
- Salvadoran people of Uruguayan descent
- C.A. Rentistas players
- C.D. Chalatenango footballers
- C.D. Águila footballers
- Atlético Balboa footballers
- River Plate Montevideo players
- Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
- Juventud Independiente footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
- El Salvador international footballers