Cristian Gamboa

Cristian Gamboa
Personal information
Full name Cristian Esteban Gamboa Luna
Date of birth (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989
Place of birth Liberia, Costa Rica
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Right back, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2010 Municipal Liberia 68 (0)
2010–2011 Fredrikstad 27 (1)
2011–2012 Copenhagen 0 (0)
2012 → Rosenborg (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2014 Rosenborg 30 (0)
2014– West Bromwich Albion 11 (0)
National team‡
2010– Costa Rica 47 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:30, 5 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 July 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gamboa and the second or maternal family name is Luna.

Cristian Esteban Gamboa Luna (born 24 October 1989), commonly known as Cristian Gamboa, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion. He is a pacy right back with both attacking and defensive capabilities.

Gamboa is an international player for Costa Rica and played in the team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup that reached the quarter-finals.

Club career

When 15 years of age, Gamboa was deemed not good enough to play for Costa Rican giants Saprissa and Alajuelense.[2] He played from the 2006–2007 season for hometown club Municipal Liberia. He then moved abroad and joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad in summer 2010[3] and played there for two half seasons, before he joined Copenhagen in summer 2011.[4] He made his debut in a 0–1 loss against Standard Liege in the UEFA Europa League.

Gamboa joined Rosenborg on a loan-deal in August 2012, and after the season he joined Rosenborg permanently signing a five-year contract with the club.[5]

In late July 2014, English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion agreed to sign Gamboa for a fee estimated in the media as around £2 million. Because the player had insufficient recent international appearances for a work permit to be granted automatically, completion of the deal was dependent on a successful appeal to the Football Association, which was confirmed on 5 August. The player signed a three-year contract.[6][7]

International career

He participated in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Costa Rica[8] where they finished in fourth place. He has represented Costa Rica in other international games.[9][10][11]

He made his debut for the Costa Rica national football team in January 2010, in a friendly match against Argentina. Gamboa scored his first goal in a 7–0 home win against Guyana in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. He was selected for the Costa Rica squad that took part at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and played in all five games, reaching the quarter final where they eventually knocked out on penalty kicks by the Netherlands.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competitions
1 16 October 2012 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José  Guyana
2–0
7–0
 2014 World Cup qualifier
2 13 November 2015 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José  Haiti
1–0
1–0
 2018 World Cup qualifier

Personal life

Gamboa is married to Melissa Salazar and they have a son, Felipe.[13]

Career statistics

As of 23 March 2016[14][15]
Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006-07 Municipal Liberia Primera División 16000--160
2007-08 26000--260
2008-09 13000--130
2009-10 13000--130
2010 Fredrikstad Adeccoligaen 11100––111
2011 Tippeligaen 16040––200
2011–12 Copenhagen Superliga 00101020
2012–13 00000000
2012 Rosenborg Tippeligaen 1000060160
2013 2803040350
2014 20000020
2014–15 West Bromwich Premier League 1003000130
2015–16 10000010
Career Total 14611101101681

Honours

Municipal Liberia
F.C. Copenhagen

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Cristian Gamboa". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Cristian Gamboa fue descartado por la Liga y Saprissa - Al Día (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Cristian Gamboa se va a préstamo al Fredrikstad - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Cristian Gamboa jugará en el FC Copenhague danés - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Vikan, Tore (3 November 2012). "Gamboa blir i fem år". Trønderavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "West Brom face snag on Cristian Gamboa". Express & Star. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "West Brom: Jason Davidson and Cristian Gamboa join Baggies". BBC Sport. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  9. ↑ "Slovakia beats Costa Rica 3–0 in World Cup warmup". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  10. ↑ "Valbuena nets winner as France beat Costa Rica". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  11. ↑ "France v Costa Rica – 26th May 2010". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  12. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=307026/played-matches.html
  13. ↑ Esperan a Felipe - Al Día (Spanish)
  14. 1 2 "Cristian Gamboa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "C. Gamboa - Profile". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Horsens vs. København - 17 May 2012". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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