Cristian Ioan Ponde (born 26 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club S.C. Farense.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Ioan Ponde[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 27)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Făurești, Romania[1] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Farense | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Olhanense | ||
2005–2014 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2018 | Sporting CP B | 89 | (14) |
2015 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Covilhã (loan) | 29 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Karpaty Lviv | 32 | (7) |
2020–2021 | Grasshoppers | 26 | (5) |
2021– | Farense | 36 | (9) |
National team | |||
2011–2012 | Portugal U17 | 9 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Portugal U18 | 10 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Portugal U19 | 10 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:16, 21 October 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Făurești, Romania, Ponde emigrated to Portugal with his parents before his 10th birthday, and started playing football with S.C. Olhanense.[2] In 2005, he joined Sporting CP to complete his development.[3]
Ponde made his senior debut with the club's reserves on 24 February 2013, coming on as a substitute for fellow youth graduate Ricardo Esgaio for the final 14 minutes of a 5–1 home win against S.C. Freamunde in the Segunda Liga.[4] He scored his first goal as a professional on 30 March of that year, but in a 1–3 home loss to S.L. Benfica B.[5]
On 2 March 2014, during a second-tier game against S.C. Covilhã, Ponde contracted a serious injury to his right knee, going on to be sidelined for several months.[6] His maiden competitive appearance for the first team took place on 21 January 2015, when he played three minutes in a 3–2 defeat at C.F. Os Belenenses in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.[7]
For the 2016–17 season, Ponde was loaned to Covilhã.[8] He then took his game to the Ukrainian Premier League, where he represented FC Karpaty Lviv after signing a three-year contract.[9] He scored his first top-flight goal on 28 October 2018, contributing to the 5–0 away victory over FC Chornomorets Odesa.[10]
Ponde joined Grasshopper Club Zürich on 25 August 2020, on a one-year deal.[11]
Ponde represented Portugal at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[12] He scored in his first appearance for the latter side, a 1–1 draw against Spain in a friendly tournament held in Hungary.[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting CP B | 2012–13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2013–14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
2015–16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
Sporting CP | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 |