Cristian Echavarría
Colombian footballer (born 1997)
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Cristian David Echavarría Vélez (born 10 July 1997) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian David Echavarría Vélez | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente Medellín | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Independiente Medellín | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Venados (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | SJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Honka | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Patriotas | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Independiente Medellín | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 21 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
He was a youth champion with Independiente Medellín.[2]
In 2017, he was brought to Europe alongside Ever Valencia on loan from Independiente Medellín to Wisła Kraków, having already spent a few months in Mexico's Venados. Valencia had been discovered at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship squads, whereas Echavarría was brought along. The loan took a long time to formalize, and the players' acclimatization was very slow. As a result, Echavarría never played or even appeared on the bench. In addition, the two players committed a faux pas online, as they visited Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and took photographs "with wide-eyed smiles, failing to maintain even the slightest pretense of seriousness", being "apparently unaware of what had happened there".[3]
Echavarría remained in Europe, however. In June 2017, Echavarría signed for SJK.[4]
In 2018 he played for Patriotas Boyacá, returning as a free agent to Independiente Medellín in 2019.[5] After the 2019 season, a loan was negotiated with Jaguares de Córdoba.[2][6]
Honours
Independiente Medellín
