Cristian Riquelme | |
Fullname: | Cristian Alonso Riquelme Piña |
Birth Date: | 14 October 2003 |
Birth Place: | Casablanca, Chile |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Left-back |
Currentclub: | Colo-Colo |
Clubnumber: | 17 |
Youthyears1: | 2017–2021 |
Youthclubs1: | Everton |
Years1: | 2021–2024 |
Caps1: | 47 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2024– |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
Nationalteam2: | Chile U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 1 August 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 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 November 14, 2021,[2] and signed his first professional contract in February 2022.[3]
In the second half of 2024, Riquelme switched to Colo-Colo.[4]
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]
He has stated that his football idol is Andrew Robertson.[8]