Christian Almeida
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Uruguay Montevideo[3] | |||
| Libertad Washington | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Liverpool | 141 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Defensa y Justicia | 17 | (1) |
| 2019 | Belgrano | 16 | (0) |
| 2020 | Godoy Cruz | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Liverpool | 22 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Nacional | 27 | (3) |
| 2024– | River Plate | 22 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024 | |||
Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez (born 25 December 1989) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for River Plate.[1]
Career
[edit]Liverpool were Almeida's first senior team, beginning in his homeland of Uruguay and subsequently remaining for six years with Liverpool.[1][4] His debut for the club arrived on 13 August 2011 in a draw away to Racing Club (M), which was one of four appearances in the 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División.[1] Four years and fifty-four appearances later, in March 2015, Almeida scored his first goal in a 2–5 victory over Cerrito; which came in the Uruguayan Segunda División following relegation in 2013–14 - Liverpool won instant promotion back in 2014–15 as champions.[1] He made his Copa Sudamericana bow in 2017 against Fluminense.[1]
In January 2018, Argentine Primera División side Defensa y Justicia signed Almeida.[1][5][6] Two goals, against Racing Club (A) and Mitre (cup), in sixteen matches followed in his first season.[1] Almeida departed in January 2019 to join Belgrano.[7] He remained for twelve months as Belgrano suffered relegation to Primera B Nacional.[1] Almeida left in January 2020, as he agreed terms with Godoy Cruz.[8][9]
In October 2020, Almeida returned to his former club Liverpool.[10] He left the club again at the end of the year.[11] On 9 April 2021, Almeida signed with Nacional.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 6 July 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2011–12 | Uruguayan Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 141 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 5 | ||||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
| Belgrano | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Godoy Cruz | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 179 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 8 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
[edit]- Liverpool[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Christian Almeida at Soccerway
- ^ Christian Almeida at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Fútbol a pico y pala, ladiaria.com.uy, 5 January 2015
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de CHRISTIAN ALMEIDA". BDFA. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Almeida: Siempre es lindo ver a Liverpool". Liverpool. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "El Uruguayo Christian Almeida se suma al Halcón". Defensa y Justicia. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Llegó el quinto: Christian Almeida fue presentado en Belgrano". Mundo D - La Voz. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Godoy Cruz le dio la bienvenida a Marcelo Herrera y Christian Almeida". TyC Sports. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "En Godoy Cruz piden volver a los entrenamientos". MendoVoz. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Gonzalo Bueno y Christian Almeida fichan por Liverpool, mundofichajes.com, 16 October 2020
- ^ Christian Almeida no sigue en Liverpool, liverpoolfc.com.uy, 8 April 2021
- ^ Nacional: Maximiliano Cantera y Christian Almeida desembarcan en los albos de Cappuccio, futbol.com.uy, 9 April 2021
- 1989 births
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Defensa y Justicia footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina