Cristian Salvador

Cristian Salvador
Personal information
Full name Cristian Salvador González
Date of birth (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Zamora, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Elche
Number 20
Youth career
Zamora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Zamora 61 (3)
2015–2016 Sestao 29 (0)
2016–2018 Sporting B 65 (7)
2016–2021 Sporting Gijón 71 (1)
2021–2023 Huesca 49 (1)
2023– Elche 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Cristian Salvador González (born 20 November 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Elche CF.

Club career

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Born in Zamora, Castile and León, Salvador represented Zamora CF as a youth. On 7 April 2012, aged only 17, he made his senior debut by starting in a 2–0 home win against Sestao River in the Segunda División B championship.

Salvador was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2012–13 season, and began to appear more regularly in the following campaigns. He scored his first senior goal on 5 January 2014, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against CD Guijuelo.[1]

On 31 July 2015, after Zamora's relegation, Salvador joined fellow third-tier club CD Lealtad.[2] However, Zamora announced that they retained the player seven days later,[3] but he signed for Sestao on 1 September after rescinding his contract.[4]

On 28 July 2016 Salvador moved to Sporting de Gijón, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[5] He made his first team debut on 21 December, coming on as a late substitute for Nacho Cases in a 1–3 away loss against SD Eibar for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]

Salvador was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División ahead of the 2018–19 season, after agreeing to a new three-year contract.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 3 March 2019, netting the opener in a 2–1 away success over CD Numancia.

On 7 June 2021, Salvador signed a three-year deal with SD Huesca also in the second division.[8] On 31 July 2023, he moved to fellow league team Elche CF on a two-year contract.[9]

Career Statistics

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As of 31 July 2023[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zamora 2011–12 Segunda División B 1 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 Segunda División B 11 0 0 0 11 0
2013–14 Segunda División B 16 2 0 0 16 2
2014–15 Segunda División B 33 1 1 0 34 1
Total 61 3 1 0 0 0 62 1
Sestao River 2015–16 Segunda División B 29 0 0 0 29 0
Sporting Gijón B 2016–17 Tercera División 33 4 5[a] 0 38 4
2017–18 Segunda División B 32 3 4[b] 1 36 4
Total 65 7 0 0 9 1 74 8
Sporting Gijón 2016–17 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
2018–19 Segunda División 30 1 3 0 33 1
2019–20 Segunda División 29 0 1 0 30 0
2020–21 Segunda División 12 0 2 1 14 1
Total 71 1 7 1 78 2
Huesca 2021–22 Segunda División 21 1 0 0 21 1
2022–23 Segunda División 28 0 1 0 29 0
Total 49 1 1 0 50 1
Career total 263 12 7 0 9 1 279 13

References

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  1. ^ "Cristian, el benjamín del equipo, se estrena como goleador" [Cristian, the youngest of the team, debuts as a goalscorer] (in Spanish). Zamora 24 Horas. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "El CD Lealtad oficializa el fichaje del mediocentro del Zamora Cristian" [CD Lealtad turn official the signing of Zamora central midfielder Cristian] (in Spanish). Zamora 24 Horas. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Cristian regresa al Zamora CF, al menos de momento" [Cristian returns to Zamora CF, at least for the moment] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Zamora. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Cristian cierra la plantilla del Sestao sobre la bocina" [Cristian completes the squad of Sestao over the horn]. Vavel. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Cristian Salvador, nuevo jugador para el Sporting B" [Cristian Salvador, new player for Sporting B] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ "El Sporting se despide en su noche de la marmota" [Sporting say goodbye in their groundhog night] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Los nuevos contratos de Juan, Cris Salvador, Traver y Cerro en el Sporting" [The new contracts of Juan, Cris Salvador, Traver and Cerro at Sporting] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Cristian Salvador, primera incorporación de la SD Huesca" [Cristian Salvador, first signing of SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ "OFICIAL | Cristian Salvador" [OFFICIAL | Cristian Salvador] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ^ Cristian Salvador at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Cristian Salvador Statistics". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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