Cristian Gonzalo Olivera Ibarra (born 17 April 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and the Uruguay national team.
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| Full name | Cristian Gonzalo Olivera Ibarra | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Los Angeles FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Arapey Mendoza | |||||||||||||||||
| Potencia | |||||||||||||||||
| Flores Palma | |||||||||||||||||
| Danubio (AUFI) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cerrito | |||||||||||||||||
| Danubio | |||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Rentistas | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Rentistas | 32 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Almería | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Almería B | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Peñarol (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Boston River (loan) | 29 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Los Angeles FC | 26 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Uruguay U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U17 | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Uruguay | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Montevideo, Uruguay, Olivera started his career at the age of three in Club Arapey Mendoza.[1] He subsequently represented Potencia, Club Flores Palma de Baby Fútbol, Club Danubio, Cerrito, Danubio and Defensor Sporting before joining Rentistas in 2018.[2]
Rentistas
editIn September 2018, aged just 16, Olivera signed his first professional contract with Rentistas.[3] He made his first team debut for on 5 May of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Renato César in a 1–0 Uruguayan Segunda División away win against Central Español.[4]
Olivera scored his first senior goal on 20 July 2019, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat of Villa Teresa,[5] and ended the season with three goals in 25 appearances overall, as his club achieved promotion to Primera División. He made his debut in the top tier on 16 February 2020, starting in a 2–0 home success over Nacional.
Olivera scored his first goal in the top tier on 22 February 2020, netting the equalizer in a 3–2 win at Boston River, and was an important unit in Rentistas' start of the campaign, as his club won five of their first ten league matches.
Almería
editOn 15 September 2020, Olivera moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a five-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería for a rumoured fee of €2 million.[6]
Olivera failed to establish himself as a regular option for the Andalusians and was demoted to the reserves in January 2021. On 3 May 2021, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Uruguayan Primera División club Peñarol.[7] This was followed by another loan to Boston River in the same league, starting in 2022.
Los Angeles FC
editOn 4 August 2023, Olivera joined Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.[8]
International career
editIn January 2024, Olivera was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 9 September 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rentistas | 2019 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 21 | 3 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||||
| Almería | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Honours
editPeñarol
Uruguay
- Copa América third place: 2024[13]
References
edit- ^ "Cristian Olivera, la joya de Rentistas que vive con $ 1.000 y fue felicitado por Bergessio" [Cristian Olivera, the Rentistas pearl who lives with $1,000 and was praised by Bergessio] (in Spanish). El Observador. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Olivera: su historia y su juego a pura velocidad" [Cristian Olivera: his story and his game at full speed] (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Olivera, delantero de la Selección Sub 17, ya firmó contrato con el Renta" [Cristian Olivera, forward of the under-17 national team, already signed contract with Renta]. CA Rentistas (in Spanish). Facebook. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Central Español 0 Rentistas 1" (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Villa Teresa 1 Rentistas 2" (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Olivera, oficial; Raúl Guti viaja mañana" [Cristian Olivera, official; Raúl Guti travels tomorrow] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Cristian Olivera llegó a Peñarol" [Cristian Olivera arrived at Peñarol] (in Spanish). Peñarol. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "LAFC Signs Forward Cristian Olivera From Ud Almeria". Los Angeles FC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ a b Cristian Olivera at Soccerway
- ^ "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Peñarol se quedó con la Supercopa uruguaya". 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at the Los Angles FC website
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- Cristian Olivera at Major League Soccer
