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{{short description|Argentine footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cristian Espinoza
| name = Cristian Espinoza
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|3|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| height = {{height|m=1.72}}
| height = 1.70m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]]<br/>(on loan from [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]])
| currentclub = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| clubnumber = 14
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]
| years1 = 2013–2016 | clubs1 = [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]] | caps1 = 90 | goals1 = 9
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]
| caps1 = 90
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2016– | clubs2 = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2020
| clubs2 = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016– | clubs3 = → [[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]] (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → [[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]] (loan)
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| clubs4 = → [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]] (loan)
| pcupdate = 00:00, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
| caps4 = 10
| ntupdate = 23:26, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = → [[Boca Juniors]] (loan)
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = → [[San Jose Earthquakes]] (loan)
| caps6 = 30
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2020–
| clubs7 = [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| caps7 = 130
| goals7 = 27
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 6 April 2024
| ntupdate = 16 July 2015
}}
}}


'''Cristian Omar Espinoza''' (born 3 April 1995) is an Argentine [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for Spanish club [[Deportivo Alavés]] on loan from [[Villarreal CF]] as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].
'''Cristian Omar Espinoza''' (born 3 April 1995) is an Argentine professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[San Jose Earthquakes]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Huracán===
===Huracán===
Born in [[Buenos Aires]], Espinoza graduated from [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]'s youth setup. He made his first team debut on 24 March 2013, coming on as a second half [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a 2–2 home draw against [[Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba|Instituto]] for the [[Primera B Nacional]] championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diariopopular.com.ar/notas/150865-instituto-le-gana-1-0-huracan-|title=Huracán igualó con Instituto en Parque Patricios|trans_title=Huracán drew with Instituto in Parque Patricios|publisher=[[Diario Popular]]|language=es|date=24 March 2013|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref>
Born in [[Buenos Aires]], Espinoza graduated from [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]'s youth setup. He made his first team debut on 24 March 2013, coming on as a second half [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in a 2–2 home draw against [[Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba|Instituto]] for the [[Primera B Nacional]] championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diariopopular.com.ar/notas/150865-instituto-le-gana-1-0-huracan-|title=Huracán igualó con Instituto en Parque Patricios|trans-title=Huracán drew with Instituto in Parque Patricios|publisher=[[Diario Popular]]|language=es|date=24 March 2013|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref>


Espinoza scored his first professional goal on 26 May, netting his side's last in a 3–1 home win against [[Crucero del Norte]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarin.com/deportes/Huracan-recupero-hundio-Crucero-Norte_0_926307803.html|title=Huracán se recuperó y hundió a Crucero del Norte|trans_title=Huracán recovered themselves and sunk Crucero del Norte|publisher=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|language=es|date=26 May 2013|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in [[2014 Primera B Nacional|2014]] and helping his side promote to [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]].
Espinoza scored his first professional goal on 26 May, netting his side's last in a 3–1 home win against [[Crucero del Norte]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarin.com/deportes/Huracan-recupero-hundio-Crucero-Norte_0_926307803.html|title=Huracán se recuperó y hundió a Crucero del Norte|trans-title=Huracán recovered themselves and sunk Crucero del Norte|publisher=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|language=es|date=26 May 2013|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in [[2014 Primera B Nacional|2014]] and helping his side promote to [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]].


Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Argentine football on 3 May 2015, in a 1–1 away draw against [[Rosario Central]]. His first goals in the category came on 2 August, netting a brace in a 3–3 draw at Crucero del Norte.
Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Argentine football on 3 May 2015, in a 1–1 away draw against [[Rosario Central]]. His first goals in the category came on 2 August, netting a brace in a 3–3 draw at Crucero del Norte.


===Villarreal===
===Villarreal===
On 4 August 2016, Espinoza signed a five-year contract with [[La Liga]] side [[Villarreal CF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villarrealcf.es/en/news/item/14483-villarreal-cf-sign-cristian-espinoza|title=Villarreal CF sign Cristian Espinoza|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=4 August 2016|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> Fifteen days later, he was loaned to fellow league team [[Deportivo Alavés]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deportivoalaves.com/noticia/cristian-espinoza-velocidad-y-desborde-para-la-delantera-albiazul|title=Cristian Espinoza, velocidad y desborde para la delantera albiazul|trans_title=Cristian Espinoza, speed and skill for the white-and-blue attack|publisher=Deportivo Alavés|language=es|date=19 August 2016|accessdate=19 August 2016}}</ref>
On 4 August 2016, Espinoza signed a five-year contract with [[La Liga]] side [[Villarreal CF]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villarrealcf.es/en/news/item/14483-villarreal-cf-sign-cristian-espinoza|title=Villarreal CF sign Cristian Espinoza|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=4 August 2016|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> Fifteen days later, he was loaned to fellow league team [[Deportivo Alavés]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deportivoalaves.com/noticia/cristian-espinoza-velocidad-y-desborde-para-la-delantera-albiazul|title=Cristian Espinoza, velocidad y desborde para la delantera albiazul|trans-title=Cristian Espinoza, speed and skill for the white-and-blue attack|publisher=Deportivo Alavés|language=es|date=19 August 2016|accessdate=19 August 2016}}</ref>


Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 28 August 2016, replacing [[Ibai Gómez]] in a 0–0 home draw against [[Sporting de Gijón]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2016_17/la-liga/jornada_2/ala_spo/|title=Alavés y Sporting siguen sumando buenas sensaciones|trans_title=Alavés and Sporting keep on adding good feelings|publisher=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|language=es|date=28 August 2016|accessdate=14 November 2016}}</ref>
Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 28 August 2016, replacing [[Ibai Gómez]] in a 0–0 home draw against [[Sporting de Gijón]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2016_17/la-liga/jornada_2/ala_spo/|title=Alavés y Sporting siguen sumando buenas sensaciones|trans-title=Alavés and Sporting keep on adding good feelings|publisher=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|language=es|date=28 August 2016|accessdate=14 November 2016}}</ref> After being rarely used, he left the club the following 30 January.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deportivoalaves.com/noticia/el-deportivo-alaves-y-cristian-espinoza-acuerdan-su-salida-del-conjunto-albiazul|title=El Deportivo Alavés y Cristian Espinoza acuerdan su salida del conjunto albiazul|trans-title=Deportivo Alavés and Cristian Espinoza agree his departure from the blue-and-white outfit|publisher=Deportivo Alavés|language=es|date=30 January 2017|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>

On 31 January 2017, Espinoza was loaned to [[Segunda División]] side [[Real Valladolid]] until June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realvalladolid.es/noticias/actualidad/31012017/El-Pucela-incorpora-a-Cristian-Espinoza/|title=El Pucela incorpora a Cristian Espinoza|trans-title=Pucela sign Cristian Espinoza|publisher=Real Valladolid|language=es|date=31 January 2017|accessdate=1 February 2017}}</ref>

===San Jose Earthquakes===
On 2 January 2019, Espinoza was loaned to [[Major League Soccer]] side [[San Jose Earthquakes]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2019/01/02/news-earthquakes-acquire-argentine-forward-cristian-espinoza-loan|title=NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Argentine Forward Cristian Espinoza on Loan|publisher=San Jose Earthquakes|language=en|date=2 January 2019|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref> On 11 December, it was announced that he had joined San Jose on a permanent deal for a club-record transfer fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2019/12/11/news-earthquakes-acquire-cristian-espinoza-permanent-transfer|title=NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Cristian Espinoza on Permanent Transfer|publisher=San Jose Earthquakes|date=11 December 2019}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
On 11 December 2014 Espinoza was included in [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina under-20]]'s 32-man list for the [[2015 South American Youth Football Championship]], held in [[Uruguay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tycsports.com/noticias/La-Sub-20-tiene-su-preseleccion-para-el-Sudamericano-de-Uruguay-20141211-0026.html|title=La Sub 20 tiene su preselección para el Sudamericano de Uruguay|trans_title=The under-20's has their pre-squad for the South American in Uruguay|publisher=TyC Sports|language=es|date=11 December 2014|accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref> He was included in the final call-up,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22608:humberto-grondona-dio-la-lista-de-23-convocados-para-el-sudamericano&catid=166&Itemid=583&lang=es |title=Humberto Grondona dio la lista de 23 convocados para el Sudamericano |trans_title=Humberto Grondona revealed the list of 23 called-up for the South American |publisher=[[Argentine Football Association]] |language=es |date=10 January 2015 |accessdate=16 January 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107032226/http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22608:humberto-grondona-dio-la-lista-de-23-convocados-para-el-sudamericano&catid=166&Itemid=583&lang=es |archivedate=7 January 2015 |df= }}</ref> and made his debut in the competition on 14 January, starting and assisting [[Tomás Martínez (footballer)|Tomás Martínez]] in the third of a 5–2 routing over [[Ecuador national under-20 football team|Ecuador]].
On 11 December 2014 Espinoza was included in [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina under-20]]'s 32-man list for the [[2015 South American Youth Football Championship]], held in [[Uruguay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tycsports.com/noticias/La-Sub-20-tiene-su-preseleccion-para-el-Sudamericano-de-Uruguay-20141211-0026.html|title=La Sub 20 tiene su preselección para el Sudamericano de Uruguay|trans-title=The under-20's has their pre-squad for the South American in Uruguay|publisher=TyC Sports|language=es|date=11 December 2014|accessdate=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213012306/http://www.tycsports.com/noticias/La-Sub-20-tiene-su-preseleccion-para-el-Sudamericano-de-Uruguay-20141211-0026.html|archive-date=13 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was included in the final call-up,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22608:humberto-grondona-dio-la-lista-de-23-convocados-para-el-sudamericano&catid=166&Itemid=583&lang=es |title=Humberto Grondona dio la lista de 23 convocados para el Sudamericano |trans-title=Humberto Grondona revealed the list of 23 called-up for the South American |publisher=[[Argentine Football Association]] |language=es |date=10 January 2015 |accessdate=16 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107032226/http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22608%3Ahumberto-grondona-dio-la-lista-de-23-convocados-para-el-sudamericano&catid=166&Itemid=583&lang=es |archivedate= 7 January 2015 }}</ref> and made his debut in the competition on 14 January, starting and assisting [[Tomás Martínez (footballer)|Tomás Martínez]] in the third of a 5–2 routing over [[Ecuador national under-20 football team|Ecuador]].

==Career Statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 8 September 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|654451|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]
|[[2012–13 Primera B Nacional|2012-13]]
|[[Primera Nacional|Primera B Nacional]]
|10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1
|-
|[[2013-14 Primera B Nacional|2013-14]]
|Primera B Nacional
|28||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||2
|-
|[[2014 Primera B Nacional|2014]]
|Primera B Nacional
|21||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||2
|-
|[[2015 Argentine Primera División|2015]]
|[[Argentine Primera División]]
|17||2||1||0||10{{efn|Nine appearances, Four goals in [[Copa Sudamericana]], One appearance in [[Copa Libertadores]]}}||4||1{{efn|name="ASUC"|Appearance(s) in [[Supercopa Argentina]]}}||0||29||6
|-
|[[2016 Argentine Primera División|2016]]
|Argentine Primera División
|14||2||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name="COL"|Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores}}||1||1{{efn|name="TDV"|Appearance(s) in [[Torneos de Verano (Argentina)|Torneos de Verano]]}}||0||21||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!90!!9!!5!!0!!16!!5!!2!!0!!113!!14
|-
|[[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]] (loan)
|[[2016-17 La Liga|2016-17]]
|[[La Liga]]
|6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]] (loan)
|[[2016-17 Segunda División|2016-17]]
|[[Segunda División]]
|10||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Boca Juniors]] (loan)
|[[2017-18 Argentine Primera División|2017-18]]
|Argentine Primera División
|11||0||1||0||2{{efn|name="COL"}}||0||3{{efn|name="TDV"}}||0||17||0
|-
|[[2018-19 Argentine Primera División|2018-19]]
|Argentine Primera División
|4||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!15!!2!!2!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0!!22!!2
|-
|[[San Jose Earthquakes]] (loan)
|[[2019 Major League Soccer season|2019]]
|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|30||2||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||3
|-
|rowspan="6"|San Jose Earthquakes
|[[2020 Major League Soccer season|2020]]
|MLS
|26||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||4
|-
|[[2021 Major League Soccer season|2021]]
|MLS
|32||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||3
|-
|[[2022 Major League Soccer season|2022]]
|MLS
|34||7||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||7
|-
|[[2023 Major League Soccer season|2023]]
|MLS
|35||13||1||0||2{{efn|name="LEC"|Appearance(s) in [[Leagues Cup]]}}||0||1{{efn|name="ALL"|Appearance(s) in [[MLS All-Star Game]]}}||0||39||13
|-
|[[2024 Major League Soccer season|2024]]
|MLS
|27||4||1||1||4{{efn|name="LEC"}}||0||colspan="2"|—||32||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!154!!31!!4!!1!!6!!0!!1!!0!!165!!32
|-
!colspan="3"|Career Total
!305!!44!!15!!2!!24!!5!!6!!0!!350!!51
|}
{{notelist}}


==Honours==
==Honours==
'''Individual'''
;Argentina U20
*[[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[2023 MLS All-Star Game|2023]]<ref>{{cite news|title=2023 MLS All-Star Team Roster|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2023/news/2023-mls-all-star-team-roster|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=17 July 2023|date=7 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[South American Youth Football Championship]]: [[2015 South American Youth Football Championship|2015]]
*[[MLS Player of the Month]]: [[2023 Major League Soccer season#Player of the Month|April 2023]]<ref>{{cite news|title=San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza named MLS Player of the Month|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-forward-cristian-espinoza-named-mls-player-of-the-month|date=4 May 2023|access-date=29 June 2023|publisher=Major League Soccer}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 30 October 2024

Cristian Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Cristian Omar Espinoza
Date of birth (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 10
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Huracán 90 (9)
2016–2020 Villarreal 0 (0)
2016 → Alavés (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Valladolid (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Boca Juniors (loan) 15 (2)
2019 → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) 30 (2)
2020– San Jose Earthquakes 130 (27)
International career‡
2015 Argentina U20 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2015

Cristian Omar Espinoza (born 3 April 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.

Club career

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Huracán

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Born in Buenos Aires, Espinoza graduated from Huracán's youth setup. He made his first team debut on 24 March 2013, coming on as a second half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Instituto for the Primera B Nacional championship.[1]

Espinoza scored his first professional goal on 26 May, netting his side's last in a 3–1 home win against Crucero del Norte.[2] He subsequently established himself as a regular starter, scoring two goals in 2014 and helping his side promote to Primera División.

Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Argentine football on 3 May 2015, in a 1–1 away draw against Rosario Central. His first goals in the category came on 2 August, netting a brace in a 3–3 draw at Crucero del Norte.

Villarreal

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On 4 August 2016, Espinoza signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Villarreal CF.[3] Fifteen days later, he was loaned to fellow league team Deportivo Alavés until the end of the season.[4]

Espinoza made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 28 August 2016, replacing Ibai Gómez in a 0–0 home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[5] After being rarely used, he left the club the following 30 January.[6]

On 31 January 2017, Espinoza was loaned to Segunda División side Real Valladolid until June.[7]

San Jose Earthquakes

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On 2 January 2019, Espinoza was loaned to Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes on a season-long loan.[8] On 11 December, it was announced that he had joined San Jose on a permanent deal for a club-record transfer fee.[9]

International career

[edit]

On 11 December 2014 Espinoza was included in Argentina under-20's 32-man list for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, held in Uruguay.[10] He was included in the final call-up,[11] and made his debut in the competition on 14 January, starting and assisting Tomás Martínez in the third of a 5–2 routing over Ecuador.

Career Statistics

[edit]

Club

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As of match played 8 September 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huracán 2012-13 Primera B Nacional 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
2013-14 Primera B Nacional 28 2 — — — 28 2
2014 Primera B Nacional 21 2 4 0 — — 25 2
2015 Argentine Primera División 17 2 1 0 10[a] 4 1[b] 0 29 6
2016 Argentine Primera División 14 2 — 6[c] 1 1[d] 0 21 3
Total 90 9 5 0 16 5 2 0 113 14
Alavés (loan) 2016-17 La Liga 6 0 2 0 — — 8 0
Valladolid (loan) 2016-17 Segunda División 10 0 — — — 10 0
Boca Juniors (loan) 2017-18 Argentine Primera División 11 0 1 0 2[c] 0 3[d] 0 17 0
2018-19 Argentine Primera División 4 2 1 0 — — 5 2
Total 15 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 22 2
San Jose Earthquakes (loan) 2019 MLS 30 2 2 1 — — 32 3
San Jose Earthquakes 2020 MLS 26 4 — — — 26 4
2021 MLS 32 3 — — — 32 3
2022 MLS 34 7 2 0 — — 36 7
2023 MLS 35 13 1 0 2[e] 0 1[f] 0 39 13
2024 MLS 27 4 1 1 4[e] 0 — 32 5
Total 154 31 4 1 6 0 1 0 165 32
Career Total 305 44 15 2 24 5 6 0 350 51
  1. ^ Nine appearances, Four goals in Copa Sudamericana, One appearance in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa Argentina
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Torneos de Verano
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS All-Star Game

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Huracán igualó con Instituto en Parque Patricios" [Huracán drew with Instituto in Parque Patricios] (in Spanish). Diario Popular. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Huracán se recuperó y hundió a Crucero del Norte" [Huracán recovered themselves and sunk Crucero del Norte] (in Spanish). Clarín. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Villarreal CF sign Cristian Espinoza". Villarreal CF. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Cristian Espinoza, velocidad y desborde para la delantera albiazul" [Cristian Espinoza, speed and skill for the white-and-blue attack] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Alavés y Sporting siguen sumando buenas sensaciones" [Alavés and Sporting keep on adding good feelings] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. ^ "El Deportivo Alavés y Cristian Espinoza acuerdan su salida del conjunto albiazul" [Deportivo Alavés and Cristian Espinoza agree his departure from the blue-and-white outfit] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ^ "El Pucela incorpora a Cristian Espinoza" [Pucela sign Cristian Espinoza] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Argentine Forward Cristian Espinoza on Loan". San Jose Earthquakes. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  9. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Cristian Espinoza on Permanent Transfer". San Jose Earthquakes. 11 December 2019.
  10. ^ "La Sub 20 tiene su preselección para el Sudamericano de Uruguay" [The under-20's has their pre-squad for the South American in Uruguay] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Humberto Grondona dio la lista de 23 convocados para el Sudamericano" [Humberto Grondona revealed the list of 23 called-up for the South American] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  12. ^ Cristian Espinoza at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  13. ^ "2023 MLS All-Star Team Roster". Major League Soccer. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  14. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza named MLS Player of the Month". Major League Soccer. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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