Cristian Rómulo Ojeda (born 22 January 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Rómulo Ojeda | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Posadas, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Huracán de Posadas | ||
| 2013–2018 | Talleres | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Talleres | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Atenas (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Villa Dálmine (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Tlaxcala (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Sarmiento | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | UTC | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:01, 17 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBefore joining Talleres, Ojeda played for the Huracán de Posadas youth system from 2007 to 2013.[3] Midway through the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División season, Talleres promoted Ojeda into their first-team squad.[1][4] He made his debut on 26 January during a home victory over San Lorenzo.[1] In February, Ojeda made three appearances at 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Uruguay for the club's U20 team.[1] On 1 March 2019, Ojeda joined USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on loan for their 2019 season.[5] He scored his first senior goal in a 4–2 defeat at Casino Arizona Field to Phoenix Rising on 29 June.[1][6]
Ojeda returned to Talleres at the end of 2019 after four goals in twenty-seven matches for the Americans, as he subsequently departed to Uruguayan football with Atenas in August 2020.[7] He made his Segunda División debut on 18 August against Albion, prior to scoring his first goal for Atenas in a 2–2 draw with Villa Española on 1 September.[1] He ended his loan in October after picking up a muscle injury.[8]
International career
editIn March 2018, Ojeda was selected by the Argentina U20 team that trained and travelled with the seniors for friendlies with Italy and Spain.[9][10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 December 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Talleres | 2017–18 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
| Atenas (loan) | 2020 | Segunda División | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cristian Ojeda profile". Soccerway. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Cristian Ojeda". World Football. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "La historia de Ojeda, el pibe de Talleres que vive en la pensión y trata de usted a Guiñazú". Mundod Lavoz. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Cristian Ojeda profile". BDFA. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "T2 acquire Brayan Hurtado, Cristian Ojeda on loan". March 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix rises up to defeat Timbers 2". Pamplin Media Group. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Atenas, de Uruguay, incorporó al hermano de Riquelme y tendrá gerenciador argentino". IAM Noticias. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Ojeda se volvió de Atenas a Talleres". Mundo D. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Dos juveniles de Talleres viajarán con la selección argentina para los partidos ante Italia y España". Mundod Lavoz. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "El saludo de Messi a Cristian Ojeda, el pibe de Talleres que entrena en la selección". Mundod Lavoz. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
External links
edit- Cristian Ojeda at Soccerway