Christian Cepeda

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Christian Cepeda
Personal information
Full name Christian Enrique Cepeda
Date of birth (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Posadas, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Deportes Recoleta
Youth career
Progreso Rowing
2006–2011 Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Arsenal de Sarandí 0 (0)
2012–2013Deportivo Merlo (loan) 16 (0)
2013–2014 Once Tigres [es] 25 (2)
2014–2018 UAI Urquiza 123 (4)
2018–2019 Guillermo Brown 19 (2)
2019-2020 Ferro General Pico [es] 4 (0)
2020–2021 Los Andes 32 (1)
2022 Cumbayá 15 (2)
2022 Royal Pari 11 (1)
2023 Unión San Felipe 28 (1)
2024– Deportes Recoleta 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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]

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

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 Once Tigres [es].[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]

International[edit]

Whilst with Arsenal de Sarandí, Cepeda received a call-up to the Argentina U20s.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 20 January 2019.[1][3]
Club statistics
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
Once Tigres [es] 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[a] 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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - C. Cepeda". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Cristian Cepeda sería un refuerzo para Brown". Deportes Misiones. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Ficha Estadistica de CHRISTIAN CEPEDA". BDFA. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ^ "El primero". Solo Ascenso. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "El primero para la Banda". Interior Futbolero. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  6. ^ Romero, Jorge (26 December 2023). "Va por el ascenso: el equipo de Primera B que sorprende y mete miedo con sus refuerzos". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2023.

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