Christian Enrique Cepeda (born 5 February 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean club Deportes Recoleta .[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Enrique Cepeda | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Posadas, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Recoleta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Progreso Rowing | |||
| 2006–2011 | Arsenal de Sarandí | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Deportivo Merlo (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Once Tigres | 25 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | UAI Urquiza | 123 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Guillermo Brown | 19 | (2) |
| 2019-2020 | Ferro General Pico | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Los Andes | 32 | (1) |
| 2022 | Cumbayá | 15 | (2) |
| 2022 | Royal Pari | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | Unión San Felipe | 28 | (1) |
| 2024– | Deportes Recoleta | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 | |||
Career
editClub
editCepeda had youth stints with Club Progreso Rowing and Arsenal de Sarandí.[2] He failed to appear in Arsenal's first-team, though was an unused substitute in August 2011 for a Primera División fixture with Atlético de Rafaela.[1][3] July 2012 saw Cepeda join Deportivo Merlo of Primera B Nacional on loan.[1] Sixteen appearances followed as they were relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.[1] Cepeda subsequently moved Torneo Argentino B on 30 June 2013 by agreeing to sign for Once Tigres [es].[3] In June 2014, Cepeda joined UAI Urquiza.[1] He remained for five seasons, featuring in one hundred and twenty-nine games whilst netting four.[1]
Primera B Nacional side Guillermo Brown became Cepeda's fifth career club in 2018.[4][5] He scored goals against Atlético de Rafaela and Villa Dálmine in his opening eleven fixtures for them.[1]
For the 2024 season, he joined Deportes Recoleta from Unión San Felipe in the Primera B de Chile.[6]
International
editWhilst with Arsenal de Sarandí, Cepeda received a call-up to the Argentina U20s.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2010–11 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo Merlo (loan) | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Once Tigres | 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino B | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| UAI Urquiza | 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 123 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 129 | 4 | |||
| Guillermo Brown | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Career total | 176 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 183 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - C. Cepeda". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Cristian Cepeda sería un refuerzo para Brown". Deportes Misiones. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ficha Estadistica de CHRISTIAN CEPEDA". BDFA. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "El primero". Solo Ascenso. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "El primero para la Banda". Interior Futbolero. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Romero, Jorge (26 December 2023). "Va por el ascenso: el equipo de Primera B que sorprende y mete miedo con sus refuerzos". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links
edit- Christian Cepeda at Soccerway
- Christian Cepeda at BDFA (in Spanish)