Cristian Hidalgo

Cristian
	Cristian (middle) celebrates La Liga promotion with Hércules
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Hidalgo González
Date of birth	21 September 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Ordino
Youth career
	Sant Gabriel
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	Barcelona C
2003–2006	Barcelona B
2006	Barcelona
2006–2009	Deportivo La Coruña
2009–2011	Hércules
2012	Elche
2012	Alki Larnaca
2013	Cherno More
2013–2014	Bnei Sakhnin
2014	Chennaiyin
2015–2016	Moghreb Tétouan
2016	Ceahlăul
2016–2017	Granollers
2017–2018	La Jonquera
2018–	Ordino
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2018

Cristian Hidalgo González (born 21 September 1983), known simply as Cristian, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played for Andorran club FC Ordino as a winger.

Football career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Cristian was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system.^[1] He scored three goals during 2003–04 and four in the following season, while performing as a forward with the B-team. The club's coaches would, however, change his role into one of a winger, and he impressed in this position, ending 2005–06 with 11 third division goals;^[2] he also played one official game for the main squad, a Copa del Rey match against Zamora CF.^[3]

Cristian signed for Deportivo de La Coruña as a free agent in the 2006–07 campaign,^[4] making his La Liga debut on 27 August 2006 as he came from the bench in a 3–2 home win over Real Zaragoza.^[5] As a starter, he scored his first top level goal in a 2–0 success against Real Madrid, also at the Estadio Riazor.^[6]

In his second year, Cristian netted his second league goal ever, in a 9 December 2007 defeat against his former employers, 1–2 at the Camp Nou.^[7] He would only appear in 14 league matches during the season, however.^{[citation needed]}

After featuring even less in 2008–09,^[8] Cristian was released and joined Hércules CF in the second division on a three-year deal.^[9] He contributed with 23 games and three goals in his debut campaign (but only three starts)^[10]^[11]^[12] as the Alicante side returned to the top flight after 13 years.

In mid-March 2012, after seeing out his contract, Cristian signed with Elche CF in division two.^[13] He had been limited to training with Hércules for several months.^[14]

29-year-old Cristian moved abroad for the first time ever in 2012–13, splitting the season between Cyprus' and Alki Larnaca FC and Bulgarian club PFC Cherno More Varna.^[15] He was drafted by Chennaiyin FC in the second round of the 2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft,^[16] scoring his first goal for the club from a free kick against Mumbai City FC where he played in place of injured Elano, and contributing to a 3–0 away win.^[17]

In January 2015, Cristian signed for his fifth club in three years, joining Morocco's Moghreb Tétouan until June 2016.^[18]

Club statistics

As of 26 November 2014^[19]^[20]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo	2006–07	La Liga	29	1	4	0	—		33	1
	2007–08	La Liga	14	1	2	0	—		16	1
	2008–09	La Liga	13	0	3	0	4^[a]	0	20	0
	Total		56	2	9	0	4	0	69	2
Hércules	2009–10	Segunda División	23	3	4	2	—		27	5
	2010–11	La Liga	19	0	2	0	—		21	0
	Total		41	3	6	2	—		47	5
Elche	2011–12	Segunda División	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Alki Larnaca	2012–13	Cypriot First Division	10	1	0	0	—		10	1
Cherno More	2012–13	First Professional League	14	1	0	0	—		14	1
Bnei Sakhnin	2013–14	Israeli Premier League	26	1	1	0	—		27	1
Chennaiyin	2014	Indian Super League	7	1	—		—		7	1
Career total			161	9	16	2	4	0	181	11

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

^ "Debe ser el número 23" [Must be number 23] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ "El Depor cierra el fichaje de Cristian Hidalgo" [Depor complete signing of Cristian Hidalgo] (in Spanish). UEFA. 28 June 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "El Barcelona encarrila los cuartos en Zamora" [Barcelona all but qualified to last-eight in Zamora]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 3 January 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^ "Two more signings at Deportivo". UEFA. 28 June 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
^ "Deportivo La Coruña 3–2 Real Zaragoza". ESPN Soccernet. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^ "Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 7 January 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^ "Barça dig deep to see off Depor". UEFA. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ "El agente de Cristian dice que el futbolista irá "a donde juegue"" [Cristian's agent says the footballer will go to "where he plays"]. La Información (in Spanish). 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "Cristian ficha por tres años" [Cristian signs for three years]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "'Real' goleada del Hércules en el Rico Pérez" ['Royal' ("Real" in English, pun on opposition's name) Hércules routing at the Rico Pérez]. Marca. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "Un gol afortunado de Rodríguez da los tres puntos al Hércules" [Lucky Rodríguez goal gives three points to Hércules]. Marca. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "Una espectacular 'manita' para recuperar el tercer puesto y volver al ascenso" [Spectacular 'fiver' to regain third place and return to promotion]. Marca. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "El Elche ficha a Cristian, exjugador del Hércules en paro" [Elche sign unemployed Cristian, formerly with Hércules]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 14 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^ "El Hércules se ahorra un millón con el despido de Rufete, Del Olmo y Cristian" [Hércules save one million with sacking of Rufete, Del Olmo and Cristian]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 20 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ "El Eldense muestra interés por el exbarcelonista Cristian Hidalgo" [Eldense show interest in former Barcelona man Cristian Hidalgo]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 3 July 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "ISL – Round 2". Facebook. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
^ "Chennaiyin FC come good without key players". Indian Super League. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
^ "Cristian Hidalgo ficha por el Mogreb Atlético de Tetuán" [Cristian Hidalgo signs for Mogreb Atlético de Tetuán]. Marca. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "Cristian: Cristian Hidalgo González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ "Cristian". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2014.