Cristian Riquelme
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 Riquelme with Everton in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colo-Colo | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Everton | 47 | (1) |
| 2024– | Colo-Colo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Chile U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | Chile U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 July 2022 | |||
Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña (born 14 October 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean Primera División side Colo-Colo.
As a child, Riquelme represented his hometown team, Casablanca, and faced Everton de Viña del Mar. After this match, he joined Everton youth system at the age of 13.[1] He made his professional debut in the 2021 Chilean Primera División match against Unión La Calera on 14 November 2021,[2] and signed his first professional contract in February 2022.[3]
In the second half of 2024, Riquelme switched to Colo-Colo.[4]
International career
Riquelme represented Chile at under-17 level in both the 2019 South American Championship, playing all the matches, and the 2019 FIFA World Cup, playing four matches.[5] Since 2021, he has been frequently called up to training microcycles of Chile U20.[6] At under-20 level, he made his debut in the friendly match versus Peru U20 on 14 July 2022.[7]
Personal life
He has stated that his football idol is Andrew Robertson.[8]
