Cristian Olivera
{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Olivera|Ibarra|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cristian Olivera
| image =
| full_name = Cristian Gonzalo Olivera Ibarra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|4|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| height = 1.70 m
| position = Right winger
| currentclub = Grêmio
| clubnumber = 99
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Arapey Mendoza
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Potencia
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Flores Palma
| youthyears4 =
| youthclubs4 = Danubio (AUFI)
| youthyears5 =
| youthclubs5 = Cerrito
| youthyears6 =
| youthclubs6 = Danubio
| youthyears7 =
| youthclubs7 = Defensor Sporting
| youthyears8 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs8 = Rentistas
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Rentistas
| caps1 = 32
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2020–2023
| clubs2 = Almería
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = Almería B
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = → Peñarol (loan)
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = → Boston River (loan)
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 10
| years6 = 2023–2025
| clubs6 = Los Angeles FC
| caps6 = 40
| goals6 = 9
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = Grêmio
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Uruguay U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = Uruguay U17
| nationalcaps2 = 19
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2024
| nationalteam3 = Uruguay U23
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2023–
| nationalteam4 = Uruguay
| nationalcaps4 = 12
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|URU}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}
{{Medal|3rd|2024 United States|}}
| club-update = 22 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
}}
Cristian Gonzalo Olivera Ibarra (born 17 April 2002), known as Cristian Olivera or "Kike" Olivera, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Uruguay national team.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Olivera started his career at the age of three in Club Arapey Mendoza.{{cite web|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/cristian-olivera-la-joya-de-rentistas-que-vive-con-1-000-por-mes-2020224151731|title=Cristian Olivera, la joya de Rentistas que vive con $ 1.000 y fue felicitado por Bergessio|trans-title=Cristian Olivera, the Rentistas pearl who lives with $1,000 and was praised by Bergessio|publisher=El Observador|language=es|date=25 February 2020|access-date=15 September 2020}} He subsequently represented Potencia, Club Flores Palma de Baby Fútbol, Club Danubio, Cerrito, Danubio and Defensor Sporting before joining Rentistas in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.uy/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/7427250/cristian-olivera-su-historia-y-su-juego-a-pura-velocidad|title=Cristian Olivera: su historia y su juego a pura velocidad|trans-title=Cristian Olivera: his story and his game at full speed|publisher=ESPN|language=es|date=13 September 2020|access-date=15 September 2020}}
=Rentistas=
In September 2018, aged just 16, Olivera signed his first professional contract with Rentistas.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/www.rentistas.com.uy/posts/2026091480775692/|title=Cristian Olivera, delantero de la Selección Sub 17, ya firmó contrato con el Renta|trans-title=Cristian Olivera, forward of the under-17 national team, already signed contract with Renta|publisher=Facebook|work=CA Rentistas|language=es|date=18 September 2018|access-date=15 September 2020}} He made his first team debut for on 5 May of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Renato César in a 1–0 Uruguayan Segunda División away win against Central Español.{{cite web|url=http://elascenso.com/destacados/central-espanol-0-rentistas-1/|title=Central Español 0 Rentistas 1|publisher=El Ascenso|language=es|date=5 May 2019|access-date=15 September 2020}}
Olivera scored his first senior goal on 20 July 2019, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat of Villa Teresa,{{cite web|url=http://elascenso.com/destacados/53449/|title=Villa Teresa 1 Rentistas 2|publisher=El Ascenso|language=es|date=21 July 2019|access-date=15 September 2020}} and ended the season with three goals in 25 appearances overall, as his club achieved promotion to Primera División. He made his debut in the top tier on 16 February 2020, starting in a 2–0 home success over Nacional.
Olivera scored his first goal in the top tier on 22 February 2020, netting the equalizer in a 3–2 win at Boston River, and was an important unit in Rentistas' start of the campaign, as his club won five of their first ten league matches.
=Almería=
On 15 September 2020, Olivera moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a five-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería for a rumoured fee of €2 million.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/09/15/segunda/1600190354_041185.html|title=Cristian Olivera, oficial; Raúl Guti viaja mañana|trans-title=Cristian Olivera, official; Raúl Guti travels tomorrow|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=15 September 2020|access-date=15 September 2020}}
Olivera failed to establish himself as a regular option for the Andalusians and was demoted to the reserves in January 2021. On 3 May 2021, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Uruguayan Primera División club Peñarol.{{cite web|url=https://www.xn--pearol-xwa.org/Noticias/Cristian-Olivera-llego-a-Penarol-uc7529|title=Cristian Olivera llegó a Peñarol|trans-title=Cristian Olivera arrived at Peñarol|publisher=Peñarol|language=es|date=3 May 2021|accessdate=3 August 2021}} This was followed by another loan to Boston River in the same league, starting in 2022.
=Los Angeles FC=
International career
In January 2024, Olivera was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.{{cite web|title=Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024|url=https://auf.org.uy/lista-final-para-el-conmebol-preolimpico-2024/|language=es|date=5 January 2024|access-date=6 January 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|9 September 2020}}{{Soccerway|598472}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Rentistas
|2019 |21 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearance(s) in Promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2020
|11 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 3 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
| Almería
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Uruguay
|2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 12 | 0 |
Honours
Peñarol
- Uruguayan Primera División: 2021{{cite web|title=Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/definicion-del-campeonato-uruguayo/|date=7 December 2021|access-date=31 January 2022}}
- Supercopa Uruguaya: 2022{{cite web|title=Peñarol se quedó con la Supercopa uruguaya|url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2022-1-31-3-33-57-penarol-se-quedo-con-la-supercopa-uruguaya-deportes|date=31 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022}}
Uruguay
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.lafc.com/players/cristian-olivera/ Profile] at the Los Angeles FC website
- [https://www.auf.org.uy/cristian-olivera/ Profile] at the Uruguayan Football Association website {{in lang|es}}
- {{MLS player}}
{{Grêmio FBPA squad}}
{{Uruguay squad 2024 Copa América}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olivera, Kike}}
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Footballers from Montevideo
Category:Uruguayan men's footballers
Category:Uruguay men's youth international footballers
Category:Uruguay men's international footballers
Category:2024 Copa América players
Category:Uruguayan Primera División players
Category:Uruguayan Segunda División players
Category:C.A. Rentistas players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Los Angeles FC players
Category:Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States