Cristian Podestá

Cristian Aldo Podestá (born 24 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.^[1]

Cristian Podestá

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Aldo Podestá
Date of birth	(1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2012	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Justo José de Urquiza	35	(0)
2013–2015	Independiente Rivadavia	30	(0)
2016	Atlanta	15	(0)
2016–2019	Defensores de Belgrano	42	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:04, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Podestá began in Boca Juniors' ranks from 2000, before featuring for Justo José de Urquiza at senior level.^[2][3][4] He appeared thirty-five times for the Primera C Metropolitana team in 2012–13, prior to moving to Primera B Nacional in 2013 to join Independiente Rivadavia.^[5] His professional debut came on 23 September during a victory away to Brown, which was the first of thirty-two appearances for them.^[1] In January 2016, Podestá completed a move to Primera B Metropolitana's Atlanta.^[1] Eight months later, on 9 August, Defensores de Belgrano signed Podestá.^[1] He scored his first senior goal in June 2017 versus Excursionistas.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 14 December 2018.^[1][5]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Justo José de Urquiza	2012–13	Primera C Metropolitana	35	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	35	0
Independiente Rivadavia	2013–14	Primera B Nacional	3	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	4	0
	2014		13	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	13	0
	2015		14	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	15	0
	Total		30	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	32	0
Atlanta	2016	Primera B Metropolitana	15	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	15	0
Defensores de Belgrano	2016–17		28	1	1	0	—		—		1[b]	0	30	1
	2017–18		3	0	0	0	—		—		4[c]	0	7	0
	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	4	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	Total		35	1	2	0	—		—		5	0	42	1
Career total			115	1	4	0	—		—		5	0	124	1

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. One appearance in the 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
3. Four appearances in the 2017–18 Primera B Metropolitana play-offs