Christian Tovar
{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1996)}}
{{distinguish|Cristian Tovar}}
{{family name hatnote|Tovar|Delgado|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Christian Tovar
|image =
|fullname = Christian Omar Tovar Delgado
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
|height = 1.75 m
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Saltillo
|clubnumber = 15
|youthyears1 = 2011–2015
|youthclubs1 = Santos Laguna
|years1 = 2015–2017
|clubs1 = Santos Laguna
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2015–2016
|clubs2 = → Zacatepec (loan)
|caps2 = 13
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2016
|clubs3 = → Tampico Madero (loan)
|caps3 = 7
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2017
|clubs4 = → Alebrijes (loan)
|caps4 = 11
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2017–2019
|clubs5 = Tampico Madero
|caps5 = 39
|goals5 = 1
|years6 = 2020
|clubs6 = Gavilanes
|caps6 = 4
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2020
|clubs7 = Industriales Naucalpan F.C.
|caps7 = 0
|goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = La Piedad
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2022
| clubs9 = Durango
| caps9 = 9
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2023
| clubs10 = Yalmakán
| caps10 = 10
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2023
| clubs11 = La Piedad
| caps11 = 12
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2024–
| clubs12 = Saltillo
| caps12 = 1
| goals12 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2013
|nationalteam1 = Mexico U17
|nationalcaps1 = 7
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 18:09, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
}}
Christian Omar Tovar Delgado (born 13 January 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saltillo.
Club career
=Early career=
After playing for local club Tiburones Rojos, Tovar rose through the Santos Laguna youth ranks, playing 64 matches (11 goals) total for the U15, U17 and U20 teams. In February, he played in the 2013 Torneo di Viareggio, an annual international youth tournament in Italy, and scored a goal in a 5-0 group stage win over Rijeka.{{cite news|url=http://yodeportivo.com/18874/santos-laguna-gana-en-la-copa-viareggio|title=Santos Laguna Gana en la Copa Viareggio|language=es|date=23 February 2013|publisher=Yo Deportivo|accessdate=14 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094250/http://yodeportivo.com/18874/santos-laguna-gana-en-la-copa-viareggio|url-status=dead}} He participated in the 2014 and 2015 versions as well. Santos also won the 2013 Liga MX U20 Torneo Apertura in December 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/938640.santos-sub-20-gana-el-campeonato.html|title=Santos Sub-20 gana el campeonato|language=es|date=1 December 2013|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=14 September 2015}}
=Professional career=
Tovar was promoted to the Santos first team, and immediately loaned out to second division team Zacatepec in June 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.launion.com.mx/morelos/deportes/noticias/72975-llegan-los-refuerzos-a-zacatepec-siglo-xxi.html|title=Llegan los refuerzos a Zacatepec Siglo XXI|language=es|first=Elizabeth|last=Diaz|date=12 June 2015|publisher=La Unión de Morelios|accessdate=15 September 2015}} He made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw on 31 July 2015 against Cimarrones de Sonora, where he got a yellow card.{{cite news|url=http://www.telemax.com.mx/cimarrones-empata-con-zacatepec|title=Cimarrones empata con Zacatepec|language=es|first=Javier|last=Lopez|date=1 August 2015|publisher=Telemax|accessdate=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803034432/http://www.telemax.com.mx/cimarrones-empata-con-zacatepec|archive-date=August 3, 2015|url-status=dead}} After a successful loan spell with Zacatepec, Santos loaned Tovar to Tampico Madero.{{cite news|publisher=Periódico Vanguardia|title=Ellos son los futbolistas que ponen en alto el nombre de Saltillo|url=https://vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/en-el-futbol-mundial-las-joyas-saltillenses|language=es|date=9 September 2016|access-date=18 February 2019}}
Tovar signed with Alacranes de Durango in June 2022.{{cite news|url=https://eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/2022/06/25/refuerza-christian-tovar-a-los-alacranes/|title=Refuerza Christian Tovar a los Alacranes|work=El Diario de Coahuila|first=David|last=Rodríguez|date=24 June 2022|access-date=25 October 2022|language=es}}
International career
Tovar was selected to represent his country at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. He played in one match, a 2-0 group stage win over Honduras. Mexico won the tournament, qualifying for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{cite news|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2013/04/20/deportes/a39n1dep|title=El Tricolor Sub-17 se coronó invicto en el premundial de la Concacaf|language=es|date=20 April 2015|publisher=La Jornada|accessdate=15 September 2015}}
At the World Cup, Tovar played in six games (one as a starter), registering two assists. His first came in the 6-1 group stage loss vs. Nigeria, and then again in the 2–0 win against Italy in the Round of 16.{{cite news|url=http://mexico.cnn.com/deportes/2013/10/28/mexico-italia-mundial-sub-17-octavos-de-final|title=El Tri Sub-17 derrota 2-0 a Italia y avanza a cuartos de final|language=es|date=28 October 2013|publisher=CNN Mexico|accessdate=15 September 2015}} Mexico eventually lost in the final.
Honours
=National team=
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|291315}}
- [http://miseleccion.mx/christian-tovar-volante-izquierdo-sub17/ National team profile]
- [http://www.ascensomx.net/cancha/jugador/86273/eyJpZENsdWIiOiAxMDQ1NX0= Ascenso MX profile]
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Category:Mexico men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Zacatepec F.C. players
Category:Club Jaiba Brava footballers
Category:Alebrijes de Oaxaca players
Category:Gavilanes de Matamoros footballers
Category:Alacranes de Durango footballers
Category:Liga de Expansión MX players
Category:Liga Premier de México players
Category:Footballers from Coahuila
Category:Mexican men's footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Saltillo
Category:21st-century Mexican sportsmen
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