Cristian Riquelme
Personal information
Full name Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña
Date of birth (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Casablanca, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 2
Youth career
2017–2021 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Everton 6 (0)
International career‡
2019 Chile U17 13 (0)
2022– Chile U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2022

Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña (born 14 October 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean Primera División side Everton de Viña del Mar.

Club career

As a child, Riquelme represented his hometown team, Casablanca, and faced Everton de Viña del Mar. After this match, he joined Everton youth system at the age of 13.[1] He made his professional debut in the 2021 Chilean Primera División match against Unión La Calera on November 14, 2021,[2] and signed his first professional contract in February 2022.[3]

International career

Riquelme represented Chile at under-17 level in both the 2019 South American Championship, playing all the matches, and the 2019 FIFA World Cup, playing four matches.[4] Since 2021, he has been frequently called up to training microcycles of Chile U20.[5] At under-20 level, he made his debut in the friendly match versus Peru U20 on 14 July 2022.[6]

Personal life

He has stated that his football idol is Andrew Robertson.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Quién es Riquelme, la joya chilena que quiere River" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ^ "La joya de Everton y de la Roja Sub 20 que quiere River Plate" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ "JUVENILES ORO Y CIELO FIRMAN SU PRIMER CONTRATO PROFESIONAL" (in Spanish). Everton de Viña del Mar. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ Navarro, Nicolás (11 December 2021). "Cristian Riquelme, la joven promesa de Everton de Viña del Mar que ven desde River Plate: "Son solo rumores, pero claro que me gustaría ir"". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Nómina para Microciclo de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó ante Perú en La Videna". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ Neyra, Pablo (23 October 2019). "Cristian Riquelme: conoce al mundialista de La Roja Sub 17". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

External links


Everton de Viña del Mar – current squad
Categories