Christian Alemán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alemán and the second or maternal family name is Alegría.
Christian Alemán
Personal information
Full name Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría
Date of birth (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Manta
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 SC 63 (10)
2017–2018 → Estudiantes (loan) 4 (1)
2020 Guayaquil City 9 (0)
2021–2022 Arka Gdynia 55 (7)
2023 Aucas 1 (0)
2023–2024 GKS Katowice 15 (1)
2024– Manta 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría (born 5 February 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie B club Manta.[2]

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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2]

January 2016 saw him join Deportivo Quito in Serie B, but he left eight months later to play for Ecuadorian Serie A team Barcelona SC.[2][3] He made his Barcelona debut on 21 August 2016 in a 5–1 victory over Fuerza Amarilla.[2] 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.[2] He left after six appearances in June 2018, subsequently scoring ten goals in three seasons back with Barcelona.[2]

In September 2020, Alemán headed to fellow Ecuadorian Serie A club Guayaquil City.[2] Nine appearances followed.[2] 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.[1]

On 21 December 2022, it was announced he would return to Ecuador to join the 2022 season champions Aucas in 2023.[8] After making only three appearances across all competitions in nine months, Alemán left Aucas in early September 2023.

Shortly after, Alemán returned to Poland, and on 20 September he signed a one-year contract with an option for another season with second division side GKS Katowice.[9] Alemán scored once in 15 league appearances as GKS won promotion to the Ekstraklasa after finishing the season as runners-up. On 17 June 2024, it was announced Alemán would leave GKS at the end of his contract.[10]

On 5 August 2024, he re-joined Ecuadorian Serie B club Manta.[11]

Personal life

Alemán is the half-brother of fellow footballer Javier Charcopa.[3][12]

Career statistics

As of 28 May 2024[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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 Serie A 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 Serie B 14 5 — — — 0 0 14 5
Deportivo Quito 2016 Serie B 16 9 — — — 0 0 16 9
Barcelona SC 2016 Serie A 8 0 — — 0 0 0 0 8 0
2017 Serie A 14 0 — — 4[a] 1 0 0 18 1
2018 Serie A 16 4 — — 0 0 0 0 16 4
2019 Serie A 21 6 0 0 — 2[a] 0 0 0 23 6
2020 Serie A 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 14 1 2 0 — — — 16 1
2021–22 I liga 30 6 3 1 — — — 33 7
2022–23 I liga 11 0 1 0 — — — 12 0
Total 55 7 6 1 — — — 61 8
Aucas 2023 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 1[c] 0 3 0
GKS Katowice 2023–24 I liga 15 0 1 0 — — — 16 0
Manta 2024 Serie B 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 192 32 7 1 — 10 1 1 0 210 34
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercopa Ecuador

Honours

Emelec[2]
Barcelona SC[2]
  • Ecuadorian Serie A: 2016

References

  1. ^ a b "Christian Aleman w Arce!". Arka Gdynia. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Christian Alemán at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Christian Alemán se quedó para triunfar en Barcelona SC". El Comercio. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Christian Alemán profile". BDFA. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Las novelas del mercado de fichajes del fútbol ecuatoriano 2015". Ecuagoal. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Alemán, el nuevo refuerzo de Estudiantes". TyC Sports. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Christian Alemán es nuevo jugador de Estudiantes de La Plata". El Universo. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Christian Aleman przechodzi do ekwadorskiego SD Aucas" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Christian Alemán piłkarzem GKS-u Katowice" (in Polish). GKS Katowice. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Christian Alemán odchodzi z GKS-u Katowice". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Christian Alemán w Manta FC". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  12. ^ "El especial partido para Javier Charcopa y Cristian Alemán". Ecuagoal. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.