Cristian Jafeth Noriega Santizo (born 20 March 1987) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who played as a defender.[3][4]

Cristian Noriega
Personal information
Full name Cristian Jafeth Noriega Santizo
Date of birth (1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Guatemala
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2004–2007 Municipal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Municipal 158 (2)
2013–2014 FAS[1] 25[2] (0)
2014– Municipal
International career
2008– Guatemala 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 28, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2017

Club career edit

Noriega came through the youth ranks at Municipal to make his debut in 2007.

International career edit

Noriega made his debut for the senior Guatemala national football team in a February 2008 friendly match against Argentina, but the game was not official by FIFA, so, his first official one came against Panama in a June 2008 friendly. He has made 14 appearances at the start of January 2010, including 3 qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[5]

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "El Salvador: El guatemalteco Cristian Noriega no seguirá en el FAS".
  2. ^ "Cristian Noriega :: Cristian Jafeth Noriega Santizo ::".
  3. ^ "Cristian Noriega: Por un mal entendido no pude debutar con FAS - Culebrita Macheteada - Futbol El Salvador - Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  4. ^ "Cristian Noriega: "Hay que mantener la constancia" - Culebrita Macheteada - Futbol El Salvador - Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  5. ^ Cristian NORIEGAFIFA competition record (archived)