Cristian_Esnal
Cristian Esnal
Salvadoran footballer (born 1986)
Cristian Eduardo Esnal Fernández (born May 2, 1986) is a Salvadoran footballer of Uruguayan descent, who last played professionally for Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay). Esnal is the son of assassinated Uruguayan footballer Raúl Esnal and Cousin of Alexis Rolín.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Eduardo Esnal Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-05-02) May 2, 1986 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Rentistas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Rentistas | ||
| 2004—2007 | Chalatenago | 16 | (1) |
| 2007—2008 | Águila | 13 | (0) |
| 2008—2009 | Atlético Balboa | 13 | (2) |
| 2009—2010 | Dragón | 2 | (1) |
| 2010 | Montevideo Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
| 2011—2013 | Juventud Independiente | 68 | (9) |
| 2013 | UES | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | River Plate | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | El Salvador U-21 | (1) | |
| 2007 | El Salvador U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | El Salvador | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 23, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 7, 2011 | |||
He began his career playing for C.D. Chalatenango. After that season he caught the attention of C.D. Águila. He participated in the 2007 pre-Olympic qualifiers but failed to see any playing time. In October 2009, Esnal left Águila to join second division side Dragón.[1]
On July 27, 2010, Esnal signed to Uruguayan first division club Montevideo Wanderers.[2][3]
He was called up by Ruben Israel for the El Salvador friendly against Venezuela. On August 7, 2011, Esnal started the match but was subbed-out at the 67th minute for a more offensive technique.
Cristian abruptly canceled his contract with UES and left El Salvador in 2013 and moved to his father's birth country of Uruguay because his family was threatened by extortionists.[4] He signed a contract with River Plate in 2014.
As of April 2017, he resides in Los Angeles, California, and is a free agent.
He played during the 2017 Spring Season with Ozzy's Laguna FC (United Premier Soccer League) and Santa Clarita Storm (UPSL), and was selected once as UPSL National Player Of The Week (March 3, 2017) and also received All-UPSL Team honors for the 2017 Spring Season.
International caps and goals
El Salvador's goal tally first.
| International appearances and goals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals | Minutes played | Extras |
| 1 | 7 August 2011 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. |  Venezuela |
2–1 | Friendly | 0 | 67 |  67' |
- Esnal leaves Águila - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- "Firmó el Salvadoreño Cristian Esnal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- "Un criollo en el fútbol Uruguayo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- "Cristian Esnal runaway await because extortion to gardener in USA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- "Profile at Montevideo Wanderers" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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