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Player Details
Name
Cristian OliveraHeight
5' 9"Weight
170 lbsDate of Birth
4.17.2002 (23)Birthplace
Montevideo, UruguayPosition
ForwardFootedness
RightRoster Category
SeniorPlayer Category
International, u22_initiative
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Career Summary
HIGHLIGHTS
- MLS Western Conference Champion (2023)
- CONCACAF Champions League runner-up (2023)
- Uruguayan Champion (2021)
- Uruguayan Super Cup Champion (2022)
PERSONAL
- married with two children
- nicknamed Kike (KEE-kay)
Scouting Report
PROFESSIONAL
2023 (Los Angeles Football Club):
- made 10 regular-season appearances (seven starts) and registered two goals after joining LAFC Aug.2023
- made LAFC debut 8/23/23, replacing Carlos Vela in 60th minute of 4-0 win vs.Colorado; scored first MLS goal in that match
- made 16 appearances across all competitions including five MLS Cup playoff appearances and one in 2023 Campeones Cup vs.Club Tigres
2022-2023 (Boston River):
- joined Boston River on loan from UD Almería 7/1/22
- made 38 appearances (35 starts) and registered 10 goals and eight assists across all competitions, including three Copa Libertadores appearances
2021-2022 (Peñarol):
- joined Peñarol on loan from UD Almería 4/28/21
- made 20 appearances (nine starts) and played 896 minutes across all competitions
- debuted for Peñarol in 4-0 Copa Sudamericana win vs.Corinthians 5/14/21
- earned 2021 Uruguayan League championship and 2022 Uruguayan Super Cup
2020-2021 (UD Almería):
- joined UD Almería on permanent transfer 9/15/20
- made four appearances across all competitions for Almería including one appearance and one assist in Copa Del Rey
- debuted for UD Almería in Spanish second division vs.Sporting Gijón 10/4/20
2018 – 2020 (Rentistas):
- joined Rentistas U-19 team 9/18/18; was promoted to first team 5/1/19
- made his debut for Rentistas in 1-0 win vs.Central (in Liga De Ascenso) 5/5/19
- made first-division debut and registered his first assist in 2-0 win vs.Nacional 2/16/20
- made 36 appearances (25 starts) across all competitions, registering six goals and two assists
INTERNATIONAL
- has represented Uruguay from U-17 level through Uruguay senior national team
- debuted for Uruguay sr.national team 9/12/23 vs.Ecuador in World Cup qualifying
- has earned three senior-team caps for Uruguay

