Cristian Chávez (footballer, born 1987)

Cristian Chávez
Personal information
Full name Cristian Gabriel Chávez
Date of birth (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger, forward[1]
Team information
Current team
San Miguel
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 San Lorenzo 24 (2)
2009–2010Godoy Cruz (loan) 23 (3)
2010–2011Atlético Tucumán (loan) 25 (12)
2011–2013 Napoli 2 (0)
2012San Lorenzo (loan) 11 (1)
2012–2013Almirante Brown (loan) 30 (12)
2013–2016 PAS Giannina 58 (13)
2016–2017 Brown de Adrogué 50 (21)
2017 Guaraní 9 (3)
2018–2019 Aldosivi 32 (13)
2019–2022 Independiente 7 (0)
2020Central Córdoba (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021Defensor Sporting (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2022Almirante Brown (loan) 30 (8)
2022Godoy Cruz (loan) 3 (1)
2023 Cañuelas 8 (1)
2023– San Miguel 13 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Cristian Gabriel Chávez (born 4 June 1987, in Lomas de Zamora) is an Argentine football winger or forward who plays for San Miguel.

Career

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From San Lorenzo to Napoli and the homecoming

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Chávez made his league debut for San Lorenzo in a 1–0 win to Racing Club on March 7, 2008. In the 2008 Copa Libertadores he scored a goal in a 3–2 victory against Real Potosí, helping San Lorenzo's comeback in the game. He was subsequently loaned to Godoy Cruz and Atlético Tucumán.[2]

On August 14, 2011, he signed for the Italian club Napoli for €1.5 million. On 10 February 2012 he went on loan to San Lorenzo.

PAS Giannina

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In July 2013, he signed a three-year contract with PAS Giannina of the Superleague Greece.[3] He made his debut with the club on 18 August 2013 in a 3–3 draw against Asteras Tripolis scoring the first goal.

Despite rumours linking him with a move to PAOK after his contract with PAS Giannina was terminated in January 2016

Due to his great performances, he soon became very popular along with the strong club's fans,[4][5] he returned to Argentina.

Back to South America

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In February 2016, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Argentinian club Club Atletico Brown playing in the Primera B Nacional.

On 1 July 2017, he signed a one-year contract with the Paraguayan football team Club Guaraní.

On 5 January 2018, he signed with Argentinian club Aldosivi playing in the Primera B Nacional.

References

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  1. ^ Cristian Chávez at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Chávez y Ramos se suman a Atlético". El Siglio Tucumán (in Spanish). 2010-07-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  3. ^ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα: "Μπαμ" με Κρίστιαν Τσάβες. betarades.gr (in Greek). 2013-07-01. Archived from the original on 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  4. ^ "PAOK considering to sign Chavez". Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ^ "PAOK close to signing Chavez". Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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