Christian Osinaga

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Christian Osinaga
Personal information
Full name Christian Jorge Osinaga Viruez [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Barcelona-RO
Youth career
Proyecto Bolivia 2022
2018–2022 Santos
2022Bolívar (loan)
2023 Bolívar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Santos 0 (0)
2022Bolívar (loan) 1 (0)
2023 Bolívar 0 (0)
2024 Argentinos Juniors BOL
2025– Barcelona-RO 2 (0)
International career
2018 Bolivia U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:14, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Christian Jorge Osinaga Viruez (born 21 January 2004) is a Bolivian football player who plays as central defender for Brazilian club Barcelona-RO.

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Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Osinaga began his career with a social project in his hometown, Proyecto Bolivia 2022, before joining the youth categories of Brazilian club Santos in 2018, along with compatriots Miguel Terceros and Enzo Monteiro. [2] On 15 January 2022, he was loaned to Bolívar back in his home country for one year, with a buyout clause. [3] [4]

Osinaga made his first team – and División de Fútbol Profesional – debut on 7 August 2022, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Nacional Potosí. [5]

Personal life

Osinaga's father Marco was also a footballer. A forward, he came to prominence at Destroyers but had to retire at the age of 24 due to injuries. [2]

Career statistics

As of 21 February 2025 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalState leagueTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolívar 2022 División Profesional 100010
Barcelona-RO 2025 Rondoniense 2020
Career total1000002030

    References

    1. "Relação de atletas do Sub-17" [Under-17 athletes list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
    2. 1 2 "'Osinaga' apellido y herencia de fútbol" ['Osinaga' surname and football heritage] (in Spanish). La Razón. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    3. "Santos empresta jogador boliviano ao Bolívar para a disputa da Libertadores" [Santos loan Bolivian player to Bolívar for the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    4. "Un nuevo integrante para la pre profesional de Bolívar" [A new member for the pre-professionals of Bolívar] (in Spanish). Late!. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    5. "Con la mínima diferencia, Nacional Potosí venció a Bolívar por 2 a 1" [By the minimum difference, Nacional Potosí defeated Bolívar by 2–1] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    6. Christian Osinaga at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2022.