Cris Montes

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montes and the second or maternal family name is López.
Cris Montes
Personal information
Full name Cristian Montes López
Date of birth (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eldense
Number 10
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Sporting B 10 (1)
2017 → Lealtad (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Langreo (loan) 38 (25)
2018–2020 Omonia 20 (2)
2019–2020 → Badalona (loan) 24 (3)
2020 → Nea Salamina (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Unionistas 49 (7)
2022– Eldense 69 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Cristian Montes López (born 10 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Eldense. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Montes graduated from the youth academy of Sporting de Gijón. On 7 February 2016, he made his debut for the reserves, coming on as a substitute of Cyril Dreyer in a 1–0 defeat against Racing de Ferrol.[1] On 13 March, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over UD Logroñés.[2]

In order to get more playing time, Montes joined CD Lealtad on a loan deal on 13 January 2017.[3] On 12 July, he was loaned out to UP Langreo.[4] He scored 25 goals during the season,[5] which included hat-tricks against CD Mosconia,[6] Club Siero and CD Colunga.[7]

On 31 July 2018, Montes moved abroad and joined Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia on a three-year contract.[8] He made his professional debut on 25 August, starting in a 1–0 home win over Alki Oroklini, and scored his first goal on 4 May 2019, in a 3–2 away loss against AEL Limassol.

On 6 August 2019, Montes returned to his home country and was loaned to CF Badalona in the third division, for one year.[9] He moved to fellow Cypriot side Nea Salamina Famagusta FC on 14 September 2020, also on loan.[10]

On 24 December 2020, Montes signed a contract with Unionistas de Salamanca CF back in his country's third tier.[11] He immediately became a regular starter for the side, scoring six goals in the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF.

On 28 June 2022, Montes agreed to a deal with Primera Federación side CD Eldense.[12] He contributed with seven goals in 40 matches overall during the campaign, as the club returned to Segunda División after a 59-year absence.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 16 February 2020
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Gijón B 2015–16[14] Segunda División B 5 1 — — 5 1
2016–17[14] Tercera División 5 0 — — 5 0
Total 10 1 — — 10 1
Lealtad (loan) 2016–17[14] Segunda División B 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Langreo (loan) 2017–18[14] Tercera División 38 25 0 0 — 38 25
Omonia 2018–19[15] Cypriot First Division 20 2 2 0 — 22 2
Badalona (loan) 2019–20[14] Segunda División B 24 3 3 2 2[a] 0 29 5
Career total 99 31 5 2 3 0 107 33
  1. ^ Appearance in Copa Catalunya

References

  1. ^ "La suerte traiciona al Sporting B" [Luck betrays Sporting B] (in Spanish). La Nueva Espana. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Hasta el rabo todo es toro" [Until the tail everything is bull] (in Spanish). Vavel. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Cris Montes busca minutos en el Lealtad" [Cris Montes seeks minutes in Loyalty] (in Spanish). Vavel. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Álvaro García y Cris Montes, cedidos al UP Langreo" [Álvaro García and Cris Montes, loaned to UP Langreo] (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Cris Montes deja el filial para jugar en el extranjero" [Cris Montes leaves the reserve team to play abroad] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Cris Montes saca los colores al Mosconia" [Cris Montes takes the colors to Mosconia] (in Spanish). Futbol Asturiano. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  7. ^ "El Langreo golea (8-0) al Colunga y disputará la Copa del Rey" [Langreo thrash (8-0) Colunga and will play the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). La Nueva Espana. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Cris Montes" [Cris Montes is a footballer of Omonia] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Επέκταση συνεργασίας και δανεισμός Κρις Μόντες" [Partnership extension and Cris Montes loan] (in Greek). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Cris Montes sale cedido" [Cris Montes leaves on loan] (in Spanish). Futbol Asturiano. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Nueva adquisición del Unionistas antes de final de año" [New acquisition of Unionistas before the end of the year] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  12. ^ "El Eldense incorpora al extremo Cris Montes" [Eldense sign winger Cris Montes] (in Spanish). Alicante Plaza. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Cris Montes jugará con el Eldense en Segunda" [Cris Montes will play with Eldense in Segunda] (in Spanish). Killer Asturias. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Cris Montes". LaPreferente. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Cris Montes". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2018.