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) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saltillo | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Santos Laguna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Santos Laguna | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Tampico Madero (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Alebrijes (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Tampico Madero | 39 | (1) |
| 2020 | Gavilanes | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Industriales Naucalpan F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | La Piedad | 14 | (1) |
| 2022 | Durango | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | Yalmakán | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | La Piedad | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Saltillo | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 15 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Christian Omar Tovar Delgado (born 13 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saltillo.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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.[1] He participated in the 2014 and 2015 versions as well. Santos also won the 2013 Liga MX U20 Torneo Apertura in December 2013.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Tovar was promoted to the Santos first team, and immediately loaned out to second division team Zacatepec in June 2015.[3] He made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw on 31 July 2015 against Cimarrones de Sonora, where he got a yellow card.[4] After a successful loan spell with Zacatepec, Santos loaned Tovar to Tampico Madero.[5]
Tovar signed with Alacranes de Durango in June 2022.[6]
International career
[edit]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.[7]
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.[8] Mexico eventually lost in the final.
Honours
[edit]National team
[edit]Mexico U17
- Champion : 2013
- runner-up : 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "Santos Laguna Gana en la Copa Viareggio" (in Spanish). Yo Deportivo. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Santos Sub-20 gana el campeonato" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Diaz, Elizabeth (12 June 2015). "Llegan los refuerzos a Zacatepec Siglo XXI" (in Spanish). La Unión de Morelios. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Lopez, Javier (1 August 2015). "Cimarrones empata con Zacatepec" (in Spanish). Telemax. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Ellos son los futbolistas que ponen en alto el nombre de Saltillo" (in Spanish). Periódico Vanguardia. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Rodríguez, David (24 June 2022). "Refuerza Christian Tovar a los Alacranes". El Diario de Coahuila (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "El Tricolor Sub-17 se coronó invicto en el premundial de la Concacaf" (in Spanish). La Jornada. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "El Tri Sub-17 derrota 2-0 a Italia y avanza a cuartos de final" (in Spanish). CNN Mexico. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
External links
[edit]- Christian Tovar at Soccerway
- National team profile
- Ascenso MX profile
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Zacatepec F.C. players
- C.D.S. Tampico Madero footballers
- Alebrijes de Oaxaca players
- Gavilanes de Matamoros footballers
- Alacranes de Durango footballers
- Ascenso MX players
- Liga de Expansión MX players
- Liga Premier de México players
- Footballers from Coahuila
- Mexican men's footballers
- Sportspeople from Saltillo
- Mexican football midfielder stubs