Christian Almeida

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almeida and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez (born 25 December 1989) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for River Plate.^[1]

Christian Almeida

Personal information
Full name	Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back, Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team	River Plate
Number	13
Youth career
	Uruguay Montevideo[3]
	Libertad Washington
	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Liverpool	141	(5)
2018–2019	Defensa y Justicia	17	(1)
2019	Belgrano	16	(0)
2020	Godoy Cruz	5	(0)
2020	Liverpool	22	(3)
2021–2023	Nacional	27	(3)
2024–	River Plate	22	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2024

Career

Liverpool were Almeida's first senior team, beginning in his homeland of Uruguay and subsequently remaining for six years with Liverpool.^[1][4] His debut for the club arrived on 13 August 2011 in a draw away to Racing Club (M), which was one of four appearances in the 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División.^[1] Four years and fifty-four appearances later, in March 2015, Almeida scored his first goal in a 2–5 victory over Cerrito; which came in the Uruguayan Segunda División following relegation in 2013–14 - Liverpool won instant promotion back in 2014–15 as champions.^[1] He made his Copa Sudamericana bow in 2017 against Fluminense.^[1]

In January 2018, Argentine Primera División side Defensa y Justicia signed Almeida.^[1][5][6] Two goals, against Racing Club (A) and Mitre (cup), in sixteen matches followed in his first season.^[1] Almeida departed in January 2019 to join Belgrano.^[7] He remained for twelve months as Belgrano suffered relegation to Primera B Nacional.^[1] Almeida left in January 2020, as he agreed terms with Godoy Cruz.^[8][9]

In October 2020, Almeida returned to his former club Liverpool.^[10] He left the club again at the end of the year.^[11] On 9 April 2021, Almeida signed with Nacional.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 6 July 2020.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2011–12	Uruguayan Primera División	4	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
	2012–13		18	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	18	0
	2013–14		24	0	—		—		—		0	0	24	0
	2014–15	Segunda División	20	1	—		—		—		0	0	20	1
	2015–16	Uruguayan Primera División	27	2	—		—		—		0	0	27	2
	2016		15	1	—		—		—		0	0	15	1
	2017		33	1	—		—		2[a]	0	0	0	35	1
	Total		141	5	—		—		2	0	0	0	143	5
Defensa y Justicia	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	13	1	1	1	—		2[a]	0	0	0	16	2
	2018–19		4	0	1	0	—		5[a]	1	0	0	10	1
	Total		17	1	2	1	—		7	1	0	0	26	3
Belgrano	2018–19	Argentine Primera División	5	0	0	0	2	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2019–20	Primera B Nacional	11	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
	Total		16	0	1	0	2	0	—		0	0	19	0
Godoy Cruz	2019–20	Argentine Primera División	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			179	6	3	1	3	0	9	1	0	0	194	8

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Liverpool^[1]

• Segunda División: 2014–15