Cris Cornejo

{{short description|Spanish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{family name hatnote|Cornejo|Vega|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cris Cornejo

| image = Real Sociedad vs Athletic Club CSC 0542 (34319027776) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Cornejo training with Real Sociedad, 2017

| fullname = María Cristina Cornejo Vega

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|01|09}}

| birth_place = San Sebastián, Spain

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| height= 1.63m

| currentclub = Alavés

| clubnumber = 1

| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 2008–2009| clubs1 = Intxaurdi| caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 2009–2018| clubs2 = Real Sociedad | caps2 = 100 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2019| clubs3 = Eibar | caps3 = |goals3 =

| years4 = 2019–2022| clubs4= Alavés| caps4 = 69 |goals4 = 0

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|nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

|nationalteam1 = Basque Country

|nationalcaps1 = 3

|nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 August 2022

| ntupdate = 07:57, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

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María Cristina "Cris" Cornejo Vega (born 9 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who last played for Alavés as a goalkeeper.

She began her career in the Basque regional leagues with Intxaurdi KE,[https://www.txapeldunak.com/cas/futbol_femenino/jugadora.asp?id=1511 Cris: Cristina Cornejo Vega], Txapeldunak (in Spanish) being signed by Real Sociedad who soon gave the 16-year-old her Primera División debut.{{cite web |url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-sociedad/20170420/421875042836/cristina-cornejo-renueva-con-la-real-hasta-2018.html|title=Cristina Cornejo renueva con la Real hasta 2018|trans-title=Cristina Cornejo renews with La Real until 2018|publisher=Mundo Deportivo |date=20 April 2017|access-date=24 October 2021|language=es}} She remained with the Txuri-urdin for nine seasons, making over 100 appearances, although she was often second-choice in the squad behind the older Sokoa Azkarate, then the younger Mariasun Quiñones.

In 2018, Cornejo moved to second-tier Eibar along with three Real Sociedad teammates,{{cite web |url=https://www.sdeibar.com/noticia/cristina-cornejo-itziar-gastearena-leyre-fernandez-y-titay-calvo-nuevos-fichajes-del-primer-equipo-femenino|title=Cristina Cornejo, Itziar Gastearena, Leyre Fernández y Titay Calvo, nuevos fichajes del primer equipo femenino|trans-title=Cristina Cornejo, Itziar Gastearena, Leyre Fernández and Titay Calvo, new signings of the women's first team|publisher=SD Eibar |date=3 July 2018|access-date=24 October 2021|language=es}}{{cite web |url=https://eldesmarque.com/gipuzkoa/sd-eibar/noticias-sde/1235228-cris-cornejo-destaca-la-ambicion-del-equipo-femenino-del-eibar |title=Cris Cornejo destaca la ambición del equipo femenino del Eibar|trans-title=Cris Cornejo highlights the ambition of the Eibar women's team|publisher=El Desmarque|date=13 July 2021|access-date=24 October 2021|language=es}} and helped them to finish in a position to move into the new Segunda División Pro. A year later – along with defender Gaste, another of the group who had switched to Eibar – she signed for Alavés, of the same level,{{cite web |url=https://www.deportivoalaves.com/noticia/cristina-cornejo-defendera-la-porteria-del-deportivo-alaves-la-proxima-temporada|title=Cristina Cornejo defenderá la portería del Deportivo Alavés la próxima temporada|trans-title=Cristina Cornejo will defend Deportivo Alavés' goal next season|publisher=Deportivo Alavés |date=25 July 2019|access-date=24 October 2021|language=es}} and was the regular goalkeeper as they won the title and gained promotion to the Primera in the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.gasteizhoy.com/gloriosas-suben-primera-division/|title=Las Gloriosas suben a Primera División|trans-title=The Gloriosas go up to the First Division|language=es|publisher=Gasteiz Hoy|date=30 July 2021|access-date=24 October 2021}}