| Christian Cepeda | |
| Fullname: | Christian Enrique Cepeda |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Posadas, Argentina |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Deportes Recoleta |
| Youthclubs1: | Progreso Rowing |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Deportivo Merlo (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2014–2018 |
| Caps4: | 123 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2019-2020 |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2023 |
| Caps10: | 28 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 December 2023 |
Christian Enrique Cepeda (born 5 February 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean club Deportes Recoleta .[1]
Cepeda had youth stints with Club Progreso Rowing and Arsenal de Sarandí.[2] He failed to appear in Arsenal's first-team, though was an unused substitute in August 2011 for a Primera División fixture with Atlético de Rafaela.[1] [3] July 2012 saw Cepeda join Deportivo Merlo of Primera B Nacional on loan.[1] Sixteen appearances followed as they were relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.[1] Cepeda subsequently moved Torneo Argentino B on 30 June 2013 by agreeing to sign for .[3] In June 2014, Cepeda joined UAI Urquiza.[1] He remained for five seasons, featuring in one hundred and twenty-nine games whilst netting four.[1]
Primera B Nacional side Guillermo Brown became Cepeda's fifth career club in 2018.[4] [5] He scored goals against Atlético de Rafaela and Villa Dálmine in his opening eleven fixtures for them.[1]
For the 2024 season, he joined Deportes Recoleta from Unión San Felipe in the Primera B de Chile.[6]
Whilst with Arsenal de Sarandí, Cepeda received a call-up to the Argentina U20s.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2010–11 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo Merlo (loan) | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino B | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| UAI Urquiza | 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[7] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 123 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 129 | 4 | ||||
| Guillermo Brown | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 183 | 8 | |||