Cristian Lobato

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Cristian Lobato
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Lobato in action for Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full name Cristian Lobato Villegas
Date of birth (1989-03-07) 7 March 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Esparreguera, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Hospitalet
Number 17
Youth career
1995–1999 Barcelona
1999–2008 Hospitalet
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Hospitalet 84 (4)
2011–2013 Barcelona B 57 (8)
2014 Osasuna 12 (0)
2015 Asteras Tripolis 3 (0)
2015–2017 Gimnàstic 45 (2)
2017–2018 Sporting Kansas City 17 (3)
2018Swope Park Rangers (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2021 Cornellà 30 (2)
2021– Hospitalet 45 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:27, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Cristian Lobato Villegas (born 7 March 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CE L'Hospitalet as a left winger.

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Club career

Barcelona

Born in Esparreguera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Lobato started playing football in FC Barcelona's La Masia, but he was released by the club still in his early teens, joining neighbours CE L'Hospitalet. He made his senior debut during the 2007–08 season in the Segunda División B, appearing in two games and suffering relegation.

In the 2009–10 campaign, Lobato was a very important first-team unit as Hospitalet returned to the third division. He then proceeded to play 33 league matches as the team retained their league status, already reconverted from left winger to left-back.

In late June 2011, Lobato returned to his first club Barcelona, signing a two-year contract and being assigned to the reserves. [1] Shortly after, he was called by main squad manager Pep Guardiola to the preseason, and he made his debut on 23 July against HNK Hajduk Split. [2]

Lobato made his official debut for Barça B on 27 August 2011, playing 52 minutes in a 2–0 Segunda División home loss to Villarreal CF B. [3] On 30 May 2013, his contract expired and he was told that he would be released. [4]

Later years

Lobato signed a five-year deal with Real Zaragoza in late January 2013, and underwent medical examinations in August after becoming a free agent. [5] However, he failed to pass his medical, and the contract was declared void in September. [6]

On 7 January 2014, after spending the first part of the campaign nursing a knee injury, Lobato joined La Liga strugglers CA Osasuna for six months. [7] He made his debut in the top flight of Spanish football on 3 February, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 defeat at Villarreal CF. [8]

After seven months without a club, Lobato signed a short-term deal with Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis F.C. on 12 February 2015. [9] On 26 November, he agreed to a one-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona after training with the team for nearly two months. [10]

On 29 June 2017, Lobato joined Sporting Kansas City of the Major League Soccer until the end of the 2018 season. [11] He returned to both his country and the third tier in February 2019, agreeing to a contract at UE Cornellà. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 October 2020 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hospitalet 2007–08 Segunda División B 210021
2008–09 Tercera División 130130
2009–10 362362
2010–11 Segunda División B33120351
Total8442000864
Barcelona B 2011–12 Segunda División 311311
2012–13 267267
Total578578
Osasuna 2013–14 La Liga 12000120
Asteras Tripolis 2014–15 Super League Greece 3030
Gimnàstic 2015–16 Segunda División181002 [lower-alpha 1] 0201
2016–17 27120291
Total4522020494
Sporting Kansas City 2017 Major League Soccer 11100111
2018 721082
Total1831000193
Swope Park Rangers (loan) 2018 USL 12000120
Cornellà 2018–19 Segunda División B80001 [lower-alpha 1] 090
2019–20 21200212
2020–21 100010
Total3020010312
Career total26119503026919
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

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References

  1. Lobato, el primer fichaje del Barça B (Lobato, Barça B's first signing); FC Barcelona, 30 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. El Barça debuta sin dinamita (Barça have unexplosive debut); Marca, 23 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. El Villarreal B torpedea al filial azulgrana (Villarreal B torpedo azulgrana B team); Marca, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. El club ha comunicat la baixa a Gus Ledes, Balliu, Lobato i Luis Alberto per a la temporada vinent (Club announce that Gus Ledes, Balliu, Lobato and Luis Alberto will not stay for next season); FC Barcelona, 7 June 2013 (in Catalan)
  5. "El contrato con Lobato es nulo, no hay incumplimiento" ("The contract with Lobato is null, there is no breach"); El Periódico de Aragón, 29 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. Cristian Lobato, otro lío de Agapito Iglesias a la vista (Cristian Lobato, another mess from Agapito Iglesias in sight); Diario AS, 25 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Cristian Lobato jugará en Osasuna (Cristian Lobato will play in Osasuna); CA Osasuna, 7 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. Perbet at the double Archived 18 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; ESPN FC, 3 February 2014
  9. Αστέρας Τρίπολης: Μπαμ με Βιγιέγας! (Asteras Tripolis: A bomb with Villegas!); Onsports, 12 February 2015 (in Greek)
  10. El Nàstic ficha a Cristian Lobato (Nàstic sign Cristian Lobato); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 26 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. "Sporting KC sign Spanish midfielder Cristian Lobato". Major League Soccer. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. El exgrana Cristian Lobato ficha por el Cornellà (Former grana Cristian Lobato signs for Cornellà); Diari de Tarragona, 27 February 2019 (in Spanish)
  13. "Lobato". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2014.