Cris Cornejo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Vega.
Cris Cornejo
Cornejo training with Real Sociedad, 2017
Personal information
Full name María Cristina Cornejo Vega
Date of birth (1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Intxaurdi
2009–2018 Real Sociedad 100 (0)
2018–2019 Eibar
2019–2022 Alavés 69 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Basque Country 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:57, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

María Cristina "Cris" Cornejo Vega (born 9 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who last played for Alavés as a goalkeeper.

She began her career in the Basque regional leagues with Intxaurdi KE,[1] being signed by Real Sociedad who soon gave the 16-year-old her Primera División debut.[2] She remained with the Txuri-urdin for nine seasons, making over 100 appearances, although she was often second-choice in the squad behind the older Sokoa Azkarate, then the younger Mariasun Quiñones.[2]

In 2018, Cornejo moved to second-tier Eibar along with three Real Sociedad teammates,[3][4] and helped them to finish in a position to move into the new Segunda División Pro. A year later – along with defender Gaste, another of the group who had switched to Eibar – she signed for Alavés, of the same level,[5] and was the regular goalkeeper as they won the title and gained promotion to the Primera in the 2020–21 season.[6]

References

  1. ^ Cris: Cristina Cornejo Vega, Txapeldunak (in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b "Cristina Cornejo renueva con la Real hasta 2018" [Cristina Cornejo renews with La Real until 2018] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Cristina Cornejo, Itziar Gastearena, Leyre Fernández y Titay Calvo, nuevos fichajes del primer equipo femenino" [Cristina Cornejo, Itziar Gastearena, Leyre Fernández and Titay Calvo, new signings of the women's first team] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Cris Cornejo destaca la ambición del equipo femenino del Eibar" [Cris Cornejo highlights the ambition of the Eibar women's team] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Cristina Cornejo defenderá la portería del Deportivo Alavés la próxima temporada" [Cristina Cornejo will defend Deportivo Alavés' goal next season] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Las Gloriosas suben a Primera División" [The Gloriosas go up to the First Division] (in Spanish). Gasteiz Hoy. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.