Cristian Chávez (footballer, born 1987)

Cristian Chávez

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Gabriel Chávez
Date of birth	(1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left winger, forward[1]
Team information
Current team	San Miguel
Youth career
	San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	San Lorenzo	24	(2)
2009–2010	→ Godoy Cruz (loan)	23	(3)
2010–2011	→ Atlético Tucumán (loan)	25	(12)
2011–2013	Napoli	2	(0)
2012	→ San Lorenzo (loan)	11	(1)
2012–2013	→ Almirante Brown (loan)	30	(12)
2013–2016	PAS Giannina	58	(13)
2016–2017	Brown de Adrogué	50	(21)
2017	Guaraní	9	(3)
2018–2019	Aldosivi	32	(13)
2019–2022	Independiente	7	(0)
2020	→ Central Córdoba (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2021	→ Defensor Sporting (loan)	12	(1)
2021–2022	→ Almirante Brown (loan)	30	(8)
2022	→ Godoy Cruz (loan)	3	(1)
2023	Cañuelas	8	(1)
2023–	San Miguel	13	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Cristian Gabriel Chávez (born 4 June 1987, in Lomas de Zamora) is an Argentine football winger or forward who plays for San Miguel.

Career

From San Lorenzo to Napoli and the homecoming

Chávez made his league debut for San Lorenzo in a 1–0 win to Racing Club on March 7, 2008. In the 2008 Copa Libertadores he scored a goal in a 3–2 victory against Real Potosí, helping San Lorenzo's comeback in the game. He was subsequently loaned to Godoy Cruz and Atlético Tucumán.^[2]

On August 14, 2011, he signed for the Italian club Napoli for €1.5 million. On 10 February 2012 he went on loan to San Lorenzo.

PAS Giannina

In July 2013, he signed a three-year contract with PAS Giannina of the Superleague Greece.^[3] He made his debut with the club on 18 August 2013 in a 3–3 draw against Asteras Tripolis scoring the first goal.

Despite rumours linking him with a move to PAOK after his contract with PAS Giannina was terminated in January 2016

Due to his great performances, he soon became very popular along with the strong club's fans,^[4][5] he returned to Argentina.

Back to South America

In February 2016, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Argentinian club Club Atletico Brown playing in the Primera B Nacional.

On 1 July 2017, he signed a one-year contract with the Paraguayan football team Club Guaraní.

On 5 January 2018, he signed with Argentinian club Aldosivi playing in the Primera B Nacional.

References

1. Cristian Chávez at WorldFootball.net
2. "Chávez y Ramos se suman a Atlético". El Siglio Tucumán (in Spanish). 2010-07-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
3. ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα: "Μπαμ" με Κρίστιαν Τσάβες. betarades.gr (in Greek). 2013-07-01. Archived from the original on 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
4. "PAOK considering to sign Chavez". Retrieved 10 January 2016.
5. "PAOK close to signing Chavez". Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

• Cristian Gabriel Chávez – Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI^[usurped] (in Spanish)
• Cristian Chávez at Soccerway