Christian Almeida

Christian Almeida
Personal information
Full name Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez
Date of birth (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 34)
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

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

As of 6 July 2020.[1]
Club statistics
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Liverpool[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Christian Almeida at Soccerway
  2. ^ Christian Almeida at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Fútbol a pico y pala, ladiaria.com.uy, 5 January 2015
  4. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de CHRISTIAN ALMEIDA". BDFA. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Almeida: Siempre es lindo ver a Liverpool". Liverpool. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. ^ "El Uruguayo Christian Almeida se suma al Halcón". Defensa y Justicia. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Llegó el quinto: Christian Almeida fue presentado en Belgrano". Mundo D - La Voz. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Godoy Cruz le dio la bienvenida a Marcelo Herrera y Christian Almeida". TyC Sports. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ^ "En Godoy Cruz piden volver a los entrenamientos". MendoVoz. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ^ Gonzalo Bueno y Christian Almeida fichan por Liverpool, mundofichajes.com, 16 October 2020
  11. ^ Christian Almeida no sigue en Liverpool, liverpoolfc.com.uy, 8 April 2021
  12. ^ Nacional: Maximiliano Cantera y Christian Almeida desembarcan en los albos de Cappuccio, futbol.com.uy, 9 April 2021