| Christian Almeida | |
| Fullname: | Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Left-back, Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | River Plate |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthclubs1: | Uruguay Montevideo[1] |
| Youthclubs2: | Libertad Washington |
| Youthclubs3: | Liverpool |
| Years1: | 2011–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Liverpool |
| Caps1: | 141 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Defensa y Justicia |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Belgrano |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | Godoy Cruz |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | Liverpool |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Nacional |
| Caps6: | 27 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15 September 2024 |
Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez (born 25 December 1989) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for River Plate.
Liverpool were Almeida's first senior team, beginning in his homeland of Uruguay and subsequently remaining for six years with Liverpool.[2] 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. 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. He made his Copa Sudamericana bow in 2017 against Fluminense.
In January 2018, Argentine Primera División side Defensa y Justicia signed Almeida.[3] [4] Two goals, against Racing Club (A) and Mitre (cup), in sixteen matches followed in his first season. Almeida departed in January 2019 to join Belgrano.[5] He remained for twelve months as Belgrano suffered relegation to Primera B Nacional. Almeida left in January 2020, as he agreed terms with Godoy Cruz.[6] [7]
In October 2020, Almeida returned to his former club Liverpool.[8] He left the club again at the end of the year.[9] On 9 April 2021, Almeida signed with Nacional.[10]
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| 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[11] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 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 | |||
2014–15