Cristian Riquelme

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riquelme and the second or maternal family name is Piña.
Cristian Riquelme
Riquelme with Everton in 2023
Personal information
Full name Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña
Date of birth (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Casablanca, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Colo-Colo
Number 17
Youth career
2017–2021 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Everton 47 (1)
2024– Colo-Colo 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Chile U17 13 (0)
2022 Chile U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2022

Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña (born 14 October 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean Primera División side Colo-Colo.

Club career

As a child, Riquelme represented his hometown team, Casablanca, and faced Everton de Viña del Mar. After this match, he joined Everton youth system at the age of 13.[1] He made his professional debut in the 2021 Chilean Primera División match against Unión La Calera on November 14, 2021,[2] and signed his first professional contract in February 2022.[3]

In the second half of 2024, Riquelme switched to Colo-Colo.[4]

International career

Riquelme represented Chile at under-17 level in both the 2019 South American Championship, playing all the matches, and the 2019 FIFA World Cup, playing four matches.[5] Since 2021, he has been frequently called up to training microcycles of Chile U20.[6] At under-20 level, he made his debut in the friendly match versus Peru U20 on 14 July 2022.[7]

Personal life

He has stated that his football idol is Andrew Robertson.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Quién es Riquelme, la joya chilena que quiere River" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ^ "La joya de Everton y de la Roja Sub 20 que quiere River Plate" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ "JUVENILES ORO Y CIELO FIRMAN SU PRIMER CONTRATO PROFESIONAL" (in Spanish). Everton de Viña del Mar. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ González, Christian (1 August 2024). "Zamorano style: la singular numeración que usará Mauricio Isla en Colo Colo". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2024. En el acto también fue presentado Cristián Riquelme, el lateral izquierdo que los albos reclutaron desde Everton.
  5. ^ Navarro, Nicolás (11 December 2021). "Cristian Riquelme, la joven promesa de Everton de Viña del Mar que ven desde River Plate: "Son solo rumores, pero claro que me gustaría ir"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Nómina para Microciclo de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó ante Perú en La Videna". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ Neyra, Pablo (23 October 2019). "Cristian Riquelme: conoce al mundialista de La Roja Sub 17". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 26 May 2022.


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