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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña | ||
Date of birth | (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Casablanca, Chile | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2021 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Everton | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
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 |
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]
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]
He has stated that his football idol is Andrew Robertson.[7]
Everton de Viña del Mar – current squad | |
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