Christofer Gonzáles

Christofer Gonzáles
Personal information
Full name	Christofer Gonzáles Crespo
Date of birth	12 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Universitario de Deportes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2015	Universitario de Deportes
2015–2019	Colo-Colo
2016-2017	→ César Vallejo (loan)
2017-2018	→ Sport Rosario (loan)
2018-2019	→ Melgar (loan)
2019–2022	Sporting Cristal
2022–2024	Al-Adalah
2024	Universitario de Deportes
2024–	Sporting Cristal
International career‡
2013–	Peru
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Peru
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:47, 23 March 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022

Christofer Gonzáles Crespo (born 12 October 1992) is a Peruvian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Peruvian Liga 1 club Sporting Cristal and the Peru national team.

Club career

Universitario de Deportes

Gonzáles played in the youth ranks of Universitario de Deportes. He was part of the club's U-20 team which won the 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores.^[1] In January 2012, Gonzáles was promoted to the first team.^[2] His league debut in the Torneo Descentralizado came on 10 March 2012 in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting Cristal.^[3] On 9 February 2013, Gonzáles scored his professional goal in a 1–0 home victory against Universidad César Vallejo.^[4] He finished the 2013 season with 6 goals in 42 matches. The next year, he scored his first goal in continental competitions in the 2014 Copa Libertadores, in a 3–3 home draw against The Strongest.^[5]

Colo-Colo

In June 2015, Gonzáles’ agent José Chacón confirmed the player's arrival to Chilean powerhouse Colo-Colo for an undisclosed fee in a two-season deal.^[6] On 7 July, he was officially presented during a press conference alongside Andrés Vilches and Martín Rodríguez.^[7]

Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo

In June 2016 he was hired by the Peruvian team Universidad César Valejo.

Al-Adalah

On 7 July 2022, Gonzáles joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah.^[8]

International career

On 26 March 2013, Gonzáles scored his first goal for Peru against Trinidad and Tobago, netting the 3–0 in the first ball he touched.

International goals

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 March 2013	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	15 October 2019	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Uruguay	1–0	1–1	Friendly
3.	20 June 2023	Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan	Japan	1–4	1–4	2023 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Club Universitario de Deportes

Colo-Colo

Sporting Cristal

Peruvian Primera División: 2020 Copa Bicentenario: 2021

References

^ "Conoce el plantel que utilizará Universitario para la Copa Libertadores Sub 20" [Meet Universitario's squad for the U-20 Copa Libertadores]. Líbero (in Spanish). 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "La 'U' de 'Chemo' trabajará a doble turno durante la semana" (in Spanish). deportes.terra.com.pe. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ "Minuto a Minuto: Cristal y U juegan partido por la fecha" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ "Minuto a Minuto: U empata a cero ante Vallejo en su debut por el torneo local" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ "La 'U' empató 3-3 ante The Strongest por la Copa Libertadores" ["La U" drew 3-3 against The Strongest in the Copa Libertadores]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Representante de Christofer Gonzales da por hecho su traspaso a Colo Colo" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "Colo Colo presenta oficialmente a Andrés Vilches, Martín Rodríguez y Christofer Gonzales" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "نادي العدالة يعلن التعاقد مع البيروفي كريستوفر غونزاليس".

External links

Christofer Gonzáles at Soccerway
Christofer Gonzáles at WorldFootball.net
Christofer Gonzáles at PlaymakerStats.com

[1] "Conoce el plantel que utilizará Universitario para la Copa Libertadores Sub 20" [Meet Universitario's squad for the U-20 Copa Libertadores]. Líbero (in Spanish). 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[2] "La 'U' de 'Chemo' trabajará a doble turno durante la semana" (in Spanish). deportes.terra.com.pe. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[3] "Minuto a Minuto: Cristal y U juegan partido por la fecha" (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[4] "Minuto a Minuto: U empata a cero ante Vallejo en su debut por el torneo local" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

[5] "La 'U' empató 3-3 ante The Strongest por la Copa Libertadores" ["La U" drew 3-3 against The Strongest in the Copa Libertadores]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[6] "Representante de Christofer Gonzales da por hecho su traspaso a Colo Colo" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[7] "Colo Colo presenta oficialmente a Andrés Vilches, Martín Rodríguez y Christofer Gonzales" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[8] "نادي العدالة يعلن التعاقد مع البيروفي كريستوفر غونزاليس".

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