Christian Tovar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Omar Tovar Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Zacatepec (on loan from Santos Laguna) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Santos Laguna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | Santos Laguna | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Zacatepec (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:37, 14 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Christian Omar Tovar Delgado (born January 13, 1996 in Saltillo, Coahuila) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mexican side Zacatepec on loan from Santos Laguna.[1]
Club career
Early career
After playing for local club Tiburones Rojos, Tovar rose through the Santos Laguna youth ranks, playing 64 matches (11 goals) total for the U15, U17 and U20 teams. In February, he played in the 2013 Torneo di Viareggio, an annual international youth tournament in Italy, and scored a goal in a 5-0 group stage win over Rijeka.[2] He participated in the 2014 and 2015 versions as well. Santos also won the 2013 Liga MX U20 Torneo Apertura in December 2013.[3]
Professional career
Tovar was promoted to the Santos first team, and immediately loaned out to second division team Zacatepec in June 2015.[4] He made his professional debut in a 1-1 draw on July 31, 2015 against Cimarrones de Sonora, where he got a yellow card.[5]
International career
Tovar was selected to represent his country at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He played in one match, a 2-0 group stage win over Honduras. Mexico won the tournament, qualifying for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]
At the World Cup, Tovar played in six games (one as a starter), registering two assists. His first came in the 6-1 group stage loss vs. Nigeria, and then again in the 2-0 win against Italy in the Round of 16.[7] Mexico eventually lost in the final.
Honours
Club
- Santos Laguna
- Liga MX U20 League: (1)
- Champion : 2013 Apertura
International
Mexico U-17
- Champion : 2013
References
- ↑ Soccerway profile
- ↑ "Santos Laguna Gana en la Copa Viareggio" (in Spanish). Yo Deportivo. February 23, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Santos Sub-20 gana el campeonato" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. December 1, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ↑ Diaz, Elizabeth (June 12, 2015). "Llegan los refuerzos a Zacatepec Siglo XXI" (in Spanish). La Unión de Morelios. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ Lopez, Javier (August 1, 2015). "Cimarrones empata con Zacatepec" (in Spanish). Telemax. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ "El Tricolor Sub-17 se coronó invicto en el premundial de la Concacaf" (in Spanish). La Jornada. April 20, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ "El Tri Sub-17 derrota 2-0 a Italia y avanza a cuartos de final" (in Spanish). CNN Mexico. October 28, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2015.