Cristian Esnal

Cristian Esnal
Personal information
Full name Cristian Eduardo Esnal Fernández
Date of birth (1986-05-02) May 2, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1997–2004 Rentistas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Rentistas
2004—2007 Chalatenago 16 (1)
2007—2008 Águila 13 (0)
2008—2009 Atlético Balboa 13 (2)
2009—2010 Dragón 2 (1)
2010 Montevideo Wanderers 5 (0)
2011—2013 Juventud Independiente 68 (9)
2013 UES 11 (1)
2014–2015 River Plate 3 (0)
International career‡
2006 El Salvador U-21 (1)
2007 El Salvador U-23 2 (0)
2011 El Salvador 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 23, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 7, 2011
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esnal and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Cristian Eduardo Esnal Fernández (born May 2, 1986) is a Salvadoran footballer of Uruguayan descent, who last played professionally for Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay). Esnal is the son of assassinated Uruguayan footballer Raúl Esnal and Cousin of Alexis Rolín.

Career

He began his career playing for C.D. Chalatenango. After that season he caught the attention of C.D. Águila. He participated in the 2007 pre-Olympic qualifiers but failed to see any playing time. In October 2009, Esnal left Águila to join second division side Dragón.[1]

On July 27, 2010, Esnal signed to Uruguayan first division club Montevideo Wanderers.[2][3]

He was called up by Ruben Israel for the El Salvador friendly against Venezuela. On August 7, 2011, Esnal started the match but was subbed-out at the 67th minute for a more offensive technique.

Cristian abruptly canceled his contract with UES and left El Salvador in 2013 and moved to his father's birth country of Uruguay because his family was threatened by extortionists.[4] He signed a contract with River Plate in 2014.

As of April 2017, he resides in Los Angeles, California, and is a free agent.

He played during the 2017 Spring Season with Ozzy's Laguna FC (United Premier Soccer League) and Santa Clarita Storm (UPSL), and was selected once as UPSL National Player Of The Week (March 3, 2017) and also received All-UPSL Team honors for the 2017 Spring Season.

International caps and goals

El Salvador's goal tally first.

References

  1. ^ Esnal leaves Águila - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Firmó el Salvadoreño Cristian Esnal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. ^ "Un criollo en el fútbol Uruguayo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  4. ^ "Cristian Esnal runaway await because extortion to gardener in USA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-12-26.