Christian Noboa

Christian Noboa

Noboa with Dynamo Moscow in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Christian Fernando Noboa Tello
Date of birth	(1985-04-09) 9 April 1985
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	PAOK
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Emelec	89	(8)
2007–2012	Rubin Kazan	121	(24)
2012–2015	Dynamo Moscow	78	(12)
2015–	PAOK	6	(1)
International career‡
2006–	Ecuador	49	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2014

Template:Spanish name Christian Fernando Noboa Tello (born in 9 April 1985 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays for PAOK FC in Greece and the Ecuadorian national team as a midfielder.

Club career

Emelec

Christian started out at Emelec, one of Ecuador's most important teams. He became a starter and with good talent he entered the starting eleven line-up. His total appearances and goals are 89 and 8. Christian impressed many with his good talent and skill at a young age. He was linked with clubs during his time with Emelec because of impressive performances.

Rubin Kazan

2007–2012

Christian was finally transferred in 2007 to FC Rubin Kazan of the Russian Premier League. He is a key player and can play in almost any midfield position which made him a good transfer. In 2008, he helped Rubin win its first title of the RPL in history. In 2009 he played in the UEFA Champions League. On 29 September 2010, as a captain, Noboa helped Rubin Kazan obtain a draw against FC Barcelona in a Champions League match by scoring his side's only goal from a penalty kick.

Dynamo Moscow

2012

On 26 January 2012 Noboa signed with Dynamo Moscow for £8 million. His first match for Dynamo was on 5 March, in a 0–1 home loss to Anzhi Makhachkala. He play in 10 league matches for Dynamo in 2012 season.

2012–13

His first match of the season was on 21 July, in 0–1 away loss to Volga Nizhny Novgorod. His first goal for club and season was on 25 August, on a thrilling 3–2 away win against Lokomotiv Moscow, which he later celebrated with tears after not having scored for a while. His next goal came from long-range, in a 1–2 home loss to Kuban Krasnodar. His third goal of the first half of the season came in an emphatic 5–1 away win against league leaders CSKA Moscow. On 5 April Noboa scored a free-kick goal, in a 1–1 away draw against FK Amkar Perm'. On 21 April, Noboa scored the first goal in a 3–3 away draw against Anzhi.

2013–14

On August 3 he scored the winning goal against Terek Grozny (1-0), and dedicated the goal to his late international team-mate Christian Benitez.

2014–15

It was confirmed on December 29th, 2014 that Noboa would not renegotiate terms with his club and is open to offers. On December 31st, the official site of FC Dynamo Moscow issued statement thanking Noboa for his services and wishing him good luck.

PAOK FC

On January 7, 2015, It was confirmed that Noboa would be joining PAOK FC on a 2.5 year contract.

International career

Noboa was called up to the Ecuadorian national team for a series of two unofficial friendly matches in late 2006 against Spanish provincial sides. The transfer to Russian football did practically nothing for his chances of being selected by then national team manager Luis Fernando Suárez.

Under Sixto Vizuete's current management, he has been noticed and made his official debut against Brazil in a 2010 World Cup qualifiers. In the match, Noboa scored a wonderful goal to tie the game in the 89th minute for his first international goal. Noboa may have saved Ecuador's qualification dreams as he scored his second goal in as many games against Paraguay on 1 April 2009.

Lately, he has truly become one of Ecuador's best midfielders playing for the national squad. On 7 June 2009, on a World Cup qualification match he was crucial on his assists and offensive leadership to help Ecuador beat Peru 2–1 in Lima.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Final	Competition
1	28 March 2009	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Brazil	1–1	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
2	1 April 2009	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Paraguay	1–0	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
3	6 September 2014	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	Bolivia	1–0	4–0	International friendly

Honours

Club

Rubin Kazan

• Russian Premier League (2): 2008, 2009
• Russian Super Cup (1): 2010

External links

• Profile & Statistics at Guardian's Stats Centre