Cristhian Venegas (born 27 May 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristhian Andrés Venegas Yañez | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Los Ángeles, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| O'Higgins | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | O'Higgins | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Deportes Iberia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Malleco Unido (loan) | 38 | (3) |
| 2019 | Deportes Valdivia | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2020 | |||
Venegas started his career at Primera División de Chile club O'Higgins. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to the senior team.
Venegas won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins, in the 2013–14 Súper Final Apertura against Universidad Católica, being the first title for O'Higgins.[1]
In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique, in the match that O'Higgins won at the penalty shoot-out.[2]
He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]