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Cristian Gamboa
Personal information
Full name Cristian Esteban Gamboa Luna
Date of birth (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Liberia, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right Back
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Municipal Liberia 68 (0)
2010–2011 Fredrikstad 27 (1)
2011–2012 Copenhagen 0 (0)
2012 → Rosenborg (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2014 Rosenborg 30 (0)
2014–2016 West Bromwich Albion 11 (0)
2016– Celtic 4 (0)
International career‡
2010– Costa Rica 52 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2016

Template:Spanish name 2 Cristian Esteban Gamboa Luna (born 24 October 1989), commonly known as Cristian Gamboa, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Celtic. He is a pacy right back with both attacking and defensive capabilities.

Gamboa is an international player for Costa Rica and played in the team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup that reached the quarter-finals.

Club career

When 15 years of age, Gamboa was deemed not good enough to play for Costa Rican giants Saprissa and Alajuelense.[2] He played from the 2006–2007 season for hometown club Municipal Liberia. He then moved abroad and joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad in summer 2010[3] and played there for two half seasons, before he joined Copenhagen in summer 2011.[4] He made his debut in a 0–1 loss against Standard Liege in the UEFA Europa League.

Gamboa joined Rosenborg on a three-month-loan deal in August 2012 with the Norwegian club having an option to buy.[5] He made his debut on 3 September 2012 in a Tippeligaen match away at Stabæk, winning 2–0.[6] By November he had impressed sufficiently in the ten games he played in for Rosenborg for them to offer him a permanent deal, and he signed five-year contract with the club.[7][8]

In late July 2014, English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion agreed to sign Gamboa for a fee estimated in the media as around £2 million. Because the player had insufficient recent international appearances for a work permit to be granted automatically, completion of the deal was dependent on a successful appeal to the Football Association, which was confirmed on 5 August. The player signed a three-year contract.[9][10]

He made his debut on 26 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a League cup tie against Oxford United.[11] He made his League debut a few days later against Swansea City, after which further substitute appearances followed.[11] Gamboa finally made a starting appearance on 4 October in a 2–1 loss away at Liverpool in the league. Despite the defeat, he was reported as having turned in an impressive performance.[12][13][14][15] It was however to be Gamboa's only league start that season,[11] and he fell further out of favour when manager Alan Irvine was sacked in December[16] and replaced by Tony Pulis.[17] From January 2016 onwards to the end of the season, Gamoba only played one minute of first team football, coming on as an injury-time substitute in a fifth round FA Cup tie against West Ham in February 2015.[11][17]

Gamboa continued to struggle to hold down a first team place in his second season in England, playing only two games early on in the season. He then went five months without a first team appearance, before making a return to the side in February 2016 in an FA Cup fourth round replay tie against Peterborough United.[18]

On 30 August 2016, Gamboa signed for Scottish Premiership club Celtic on a three-year deal.[19]

International career

He participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica[20] where they finished in fourth place. He has represented Costa Rica in other international games.[21][22][23]

He made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team in January 2010, in a friendly match against Argentina. Gamboa scored his first goal in a 7–0 home win against Guyana in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. He was selected for the Costa Rica squad that took part at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and played in all five games, reaching the quarter final where they eventually knocked out on penalty kicks by the Netherlands.[24]

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competitions
1 16 October 2012 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José  Guyana
2–0
7–0
2014 World Cup qualifier
2 13 November 2015 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José  Haiti
1–0
1–0
2018 World Cup qualifier
3 28 May 2016 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José  Venezuela
2–1
2–1
Friendly

Personal life

Gamboa is married to Melissa Salazar and they have a son, Felipe.[25]

Career statistics

As of 12 November 2016

Club[11]

Season Club Division League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006-07 Municipal Liberia Primera División 16 0 0 0 - - - - - - 16 0
2007-08 26 0 0 0 - - - - - - 26 0
2008-09 13 0 0 0 - - - - - - 13 0
2009-10 13 0 0 0 - - - - - - 13 0
2010 Fredrikstad Adeccoligaen 11 1 0 0 – – - - 3 0 14 1
2011 Tippeligaen 16 0 1 0 – – - - - - 17 0
2011–12 Copenhagen Superliga 0 0 1 0 - - 0 0 - - 1 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Rosenborg Tippeligaen 10 0 0 0 - - 6 0 - - 16 0
2013 28 0 2 0 - - 4 0 - - 34 0
2014 2 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 2 0
2014–15 West Bromwich Premier League 10 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - - 14 0
2015–16 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - - 3 0
2016–17 Celtic Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - - 7 0
Career Total 150 1 6 0 5 0 11 0 3 0 177 1

International[26]

Costa Rica national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 4 0
2011 4 0
2012 3 1
2013 12 0
2014 10 0
2015 12 1
2016 7 1
Total 52 3

Honours

Municipal Liberia
F.C. Copenhagen

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile Cristian Gamboa". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ Cristian Gamboa fue descartado por la Liga y Saprissa - Al Día Template:Es icon
  3. ^ Cristian Gamboa se va a préstamo al Fredrikstad - Nación Template:Es icon
  4. ^ Cristian Gamboa jugará en el FC Copenhague danés - Nación Template:Es icon
  5. ^ Sagbakken, Ole Kristian (23 August 2012). "Gamboa klar for Rosenborg". Aften Posten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Christian Gamboa". Altom Fotball. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ Vikan, Tore (3 November 2012). "Gamboa blir i fem år". Trønderavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  8. ^ Stenseth, Jørgen (8 November 2012). "Gamboa med 5-årskontrakt". RBK. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. ^ "West Brom face snag on Cristian Gamboa". Express & Star. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  10. ^ "West Brom: Jason Davidson and Cristian Gamboa join Baggies". BBC Sport. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d e "C. Gamboa". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion, Premier League: as it happened". The Telegraph. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  13. ^ Dick, Brian (4 October 2014). "Liverpool 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 - Brian Dick's on-the-whistle report with stats and pictures". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Cristian Gamboa warning for Andre Wisdom". Express & Star. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  15. ^ Dick Brian (7 October 2014). "West Bromwich Albion defender reveals his dream to play against Manchester United". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Alan Irvine: West Brom sack manager after Stoke defeat". BBC Sport. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  17. ^ a b Jones, Dean (14 March 2015). "West Brom's Cristian Gamboa reckons he is TOO SHORT to be picked by new boss Tony Pulis". The Mirror. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  18. ^ Suart, Paul (18 February 2016). "West Brom: Tony Pulis cheers me up, says Cristian Gamboa". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  19. ^ McClymont, Scott (30 August 2016). "Celtic complete deal for Costa Rica international Cristian Gamboa". STV Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  20. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  21. ^ "Slovakia beats Costa Rica 3–0 in World Cup warmup". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  22. ^ "Valbuena nets winner as France beat Costa Rica". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  23. ^ "France v Costa Rica – 26th May 2010". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  24. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™". FIFA.com.
  25. ^ Esperan a Felipe - Al Día Template:Es icon
  26. ^ a b "Cristian Gamboa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  27. ^ "Horsens vs. København - 17 May 2012". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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