Cristian Podestá

Cristian Podestá
Personal information
Full name Cristian Aldo Podestá
Date of birth (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2012 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Justo José de Urquiza 35 (0)
2013–2015 Independiente Rivadavia 30 (0)
2016 Atlanta 15 (0)
2016–2019 Defensores de Belgrano 42 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:04, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Cristian Aldo Podestá (born 24 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1]

Career

Podestá began in Boca Juniors' ranks from 2000, before featuring for Justo José de Urquiza at senior level.[2][3][4] He appeared thirty-five times for the Primera C Metropolitana team in 2012–13, prior to moving to Primera B Nacional in 2013 to join Independiente Rivadavia.[5] His professional debut came on 23 September during a victory away to Brown, which was the first of thirty-two appearances for them.[1] In January 2016, Podestá completed a move to Primera B Metropolitana's Atlanta.[1] Eight months later, on 9 August, Defensores de Belgrano signed Podestá.[1] He scored his first senior goal in June 2017 versus Excursionistas.[1]

Career statistics

As of 14 December 2018.[1][5]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Justo José de Urquiza 2012–13 Primera C Metropolitana 35 0 0 0 — — 0 0 35 0
Independiente Rivadavia 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 3 0 1 0 — — 0 0 4 0
2014 13 0 0 0 — — 0 0 13 0
2015 14 0 1 0 — — 0 0 15 0
Total 30 0 2 0 — — 0 0 32 0
Atlanta 2016 Primera B Metropolitana 15 0 0 0 — — 0 0 15 0
Defensores de Belgrano 2016–17 28 1 1 0 — — 1[b] 0 30 1
2017–18 3 0 0 0 — — 4[c] 0 7 0
2018–19 Primera B Nacional 4 0 1 0 — — 0 0 5 0
Total 35 1 2 0 — — 5 0 42 1
Career total 115 1 4 0 — — 5 0 124 1
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ One appearance in the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
  3. ^ Four appearances in the 2017–18 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - C. Podestá". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Otras tres altas celestes". Justo José de Urquiza. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "La chance de Podestá". Los Andes. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Christian Podestá: Trato de utilizar en la cancha todas las bases que me dejó Boca". Atlanta. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de CRISTIAN PODESTA". BDFA. Retrieved 14 December 2018.