Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Neiva Afonso [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 December 1994||
Place of birth | Vila Chã, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AVS | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Marinhas | ||
2008–2011 | Porto | ||
2009–2010 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
2011–2013 | Rio Ave | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Rio Ave | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Atlético | 46 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Gil Vicente | 15 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Olhanense | 28 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Feirense | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Felgueiras 1932 (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2019 | B-SAD | 4 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Vizela | 90 | (3) |
2023–2024 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 13 | (0) |
2024– | AVS | 10 | (1) |
International career | |||
2014 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:05, 8 November 2024 (UTC) |
Christian "Kiki" Neiva Afonso (born 10 December 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club AVS Futebol SAD.
Born in the Vila Chã municipality of Esposende, Afonso finished his development at Rio Ave FC. He made his senior debut on 11 May 2013, coming on as a last-minute substitute in a 2–1 home win against Gil Vicente F.C. in the Primeira Liga. [2]
Afonso went back to Portugal following a brief spell in England with Dagenham & Redbridge, going on spend four seasons in the Segunda Liga with Atlético Clube de Portugal, Gil Vicente and S.C. Olhanense. [3] [4] He scored his first goal as a professional on 18 January 2015, helping the first of those teams to defeat the last 3–2. [5]
Afonso returned to the top division in the summer of 2017, but totalled just six league appearances over two seasons for C.D. Feirense [6] and B-SAD. [7] The former club also loaned him to third-tier side F.C. Felgueiras 1932. [8]
On 14 August 2019, Afonso signed with F.C. Vizela. [9] He was part of the squads that earned two promotions in as many years to return to the top tier, contributing 32 matches (33 in all competitions) and two goals in the 2020–21 campaign. [10] [4]
Afonso scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 17 February 2023, closing the 1–1 draw at Gil Vicente. [11]
On 21 June 2023, Afonso joined Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg as a free agent. [12] [13] He returned to Portugal and its main division one year later, signing for newly promoted AVS Futebol SAD. [14]
Afonso was part of the Portugal under-20 squad at the 2014 Toulon Tournament, playing the entire 4–1 victory over China in the group stage [15] in an eventual third-place finish. [16]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rio Ave | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Atlético | 2013–14 | Liga Portugal 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Liga Portugal 2 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||
Total | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
Gil Vicente | 2015–16 | Liga Portugal 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Olhanense | 2016–17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Feirense | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Felgueiras 1932 (loan) | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
B-SAD | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Vizela | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 90 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | ||
Ural | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
Career total | 213 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 5 |
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