Cristhian Venegas (born 27 May 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender.

Cristhian Venegas
Personal information
Full name Cristhian Andrés Venegas Yañez
Date of birth (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Los Ángeles, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 O'Higgins 6 (0)
2015–2016Santa Cruz (loan) 30 (1)
2016–2017Deportes Iberia (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2018Malleco Unido (loan) 38 (3)
2019 Deportes Valdivia 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2020

Career edit

Youth career edit

Venegas started his career at Primera División de Chile club O'Higgins. He progressed from the under categories club all the way to the senior team.

O'Higgins edit

Venegas won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins, in the 2013–14 Súper Final Apertura against Universidad Católica, being the first title for O'Higgins.[1]

In 2014, he won the Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Iquique, in the match that O'Higgins won at the penalty shoot-out.[2]

He participated with the club in the 2014 Copa Libertadores where they faced Deportivo Cali, Cerro Porteño and Lanús, being third and being eliminated in the group stage. [3]

Honours edit

Club edit

O'Higgins

Individual edit

O'Higgins
  • Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References edit

  1. ^ "El cielo se tiñó de celeste: ¡O'Higgins campeón!".
  2. ^ "O'higgins Ganó la Supercopa al Vencer a Deportes Iquique".
  3. ^ "O'Higgins se quedó en blanco con Lanús y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores".

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