Christian Alfonso

Christian Alfonso
Personal information
Full name Christian Alfonso López
Date of birth (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lleida Esportiu
Youth career
La Florida
Hospitalet
2002–2004 Espanyol
2004–2008 Hospitalet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Hospitalet 86 (21)
2011–2012 Espanyol B 21 (12)
2011–2015 Espanyol 18 (0)
2013–2014 → Alcorcón (loan) 17 (1)
2014–2015 → Girona (loan) 12 (0)
2016 Hospitalet 15 (3)
2016– Lleida Esportiu 14 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alfonso and the second or maternal family name is López.

Christian Alfonso López (born 2 May 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Lleida Esportiu as an attacking midfielder.

Football career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Alfonso joined RCD Espanyol in 2002 at the age of 13, from neighbours CE L'Hospitalet. Two years later, however, he returned to his previous club, with which he made his senior debuts, appearing in two Segunda División B games in the 2007–08 season as his team eventually suffered relegation; he was an essential first-team unit in the 2010 promotion back, then scored 10 goals in 30 games as the club retained its division status.[1]

In late March 2011 Alfonso moved to Espanyol again, alongside teammate Cristian Gómez – the transfer being effective as of July – initially being assigned to the B-side.[2] On 2 October 2011 he made his main squad (and La Liga) debut, playing 16 minutes in a 0–4 home loss against Real Madrid.[3]

On 15 August 2013 Alfonso joined AD Alcorcón in Segunda División, in a season-long loan deal.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 1 September, netting the first in a 3–0 home win over Recreativo de Huelva.[5]

On 29 August 2014 Alfonso was loaned to fellow league team Girona FC, also in a one-year deal.[6] Roughly a year later, he terminated his contract with the Pericos.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Christian Alfonso; El Blog de L'Hospi, 25 November 2010 (Catalan)
  2. ↑ L’Espanyol B fitxa Cristian Alfonso i Cristian Gómez de l’Hospitalet (Espanyol B signs Christian Alfonso and Cristian Gómez from L'Hospitalet); BTV Notícies, 28 March 2011 (Catalan)
  3. ↑ Higuain gives Mourinho plenty to ponder; ESPN Soccernet, 2 October 2011
  4. ↑ Cristian Alfonso jugará en el Alcorcón cedido por el Espanyol (Cristian Alfonso will play in Alcorcón on loan from Espanyol); Diario AS, 15 August 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Alcorcón se apunta al liderato tras golear al Recreativo (Alcorcón aims to the lead after thrashing Recreativo); Marca, 2 September 2013 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Christian Alfonso, cedido al Girona (Christian Alfonso, loaned to Girona); Marca, 29 August 2014 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Rescissions de contracte de C. Gómez i de Christian Alfonso (Contract terminations of C. Gómez and Christian Alfonso); Espanyol's official website, 31 August 2015 (Catalan)

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