Christian Alemán
Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría (born 5 February 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Arka Gdynia.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arka Gdynia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2013 | Emelec | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Emelec | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Técnico Universitario | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Manta (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2016 | Deportivo Quito | 16 | (9) |
| 2016–2020 | Barcelona | 63 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | Guayaquil City | 9 | (0) |
| 2021– | Arka Gdynia | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:06, 16 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Emelec were Alemán's first club, he joined their youth system at the age of 5 and went on to play senior football for them from 2013 to 2014 and made eleven appearances in the Ecuadorian Serie A.[3][4] His senior debut for Emelec arrived on 19 June 2013 against Manta, a team he would go on to join in July 2015.[1] Prior to joining Manta, Alemán signed for Técnico Universitario of the Ecuadorian Serie B.[5] He featured four times before leaving for Manta, also of Serie B.[1] For Manta, he scored five goals, including two in an 8–0 win over Deportivo Azogues on 28 November, in fourteen games as they finished 6th.[1]
January 2016 saw him join Deportivo Quito in Serie B, but he left eight months later to play for Ecuadorian Serie A team Barcelona.[1][3] He made his Barcelona debut on 21 August 2016 in a 5–1 victory over Fuerza Amarilla.[1] Twenty-one further appearances came during 2016 and 2017, before Alemán departed Ecuadorian football for the first time to move to Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes.[6][7] He scored on his debut for Estudiantes, netting the winning goal against Arsenal de Sarandí on 28 August 2017.[1] He left after six appearances in June 2018, subsequently scoring ten goals in three seasons back with Barcelona.[1]
In September 2020, Alemán headed to fellow Ecuadorian Serie A club Guayaquil City.[1] Nine appearances followed.[1] On 20 December 2020, Alemán agreed a free transfer to Poland with I liga side Arka Gdynia; with his one-and-a-half-year contract commencing in January 2021.[2] He made his unofficial debut against Gryf Wejherowo on 16 January in a 4–0 friendly win, which was abandoned a few minutes before full time due to heavy snowfall.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 16 January 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Emelec | 2013 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Técnico Universitario | 2015 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Manta (loan) | 2015 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Deportivo Quito | 2016 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2016 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2019 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 11 | |||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Guayaquil City | 2020 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Arka Gdynia | 2020–21 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26 | |||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- Christian Alemán at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Christian Aleman w Arce!". Arka Gdynia. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- "Christian Alemán se quedó para triunfar en Barcelona SC". El Comercio. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Christian Alemán profile". BDFA. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Las novelas del mercado de fichajes del fútbol ecuatoriano 2015". Ecuagoal. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Alemán, el nuevo refuerzo de Estudiantes". TyC Sports. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Christian Alemán es nuevo jugador de Estudiantes de La Plata". El Universo. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "Sparing: Arka - Gryf Wejherowo 4:0". Arka Gdynia. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- "El especial partido para Javier Charcopa y Cristian Alemán". Ecuagoal. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
External links
- Christian Alemán at Soccerway