Cristiano (footballer, born 1999)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cristiano

| fullname = Cristiano Pereira de Oliveira

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|4|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| height = 1.78 m

| currentclub = Ypiranga-RS

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 2016 | youthclubs1 = Cruzeiro-RS

| youthyears2 = 2017–2020 | youthclubs2 = Ceará

| years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = Ceará | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2021 | clubs2 = → Confiança (loan) | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = → São José-RS (loan) | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = Iwate Grulla Morioka | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2024 | clubs5 = Volta Redonda | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Ypiranga-RS | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0

| pcupdate = 25 January 2025

}}

Cristiano Pereira de Oliveira (born 3 April 1999), simply known as Cristiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Revealed by the youth sectors of Ceará, Cristiano was part of the champion squads of the Copa do Nordeste and the Brazilian Under-23 Championship in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/ce/futebol/noticia/ceara-vence-vila-nova-nos-penaltis-e-conquista-o-brasileirao-de-aspirantes.ghtml |title=Ceará vence Vila Nova nos pênaltis e conquista o Brasileirão de Aspirantes |website=GloboEsporte |date=31 January 2021 |access-date=10 October 2024 |language=pt}} Without getting much space, he was later loaned to EC São José, where he stood out as the team's top scorer. He was traded to Iwate Grulla Morioka where he played for two seasons,{{cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/enm/2022/07/04/revelado-pelo-ceara-cristiano-acerta-com-o-futebol-japones.htm |title=Revelado pelo Ceará, Cristiano acerta com o futebol japonês |website=UOL Esporte |date=4 July 2022 |access-date=10 October 2024 |language=pt}} returning to Brazil in 2024 to defend Volta Redonda.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rj/sul-do-rio-costa-verde/futebol/noticia/2024/01/23/volta-redonda-anuncia-a-contratacao-do-atacante-cristiano-que-estava-no-futebol-japones.ghtml |title=Volta Redonda anuncia a contratação do atacante Cristiano, que estava no futebol japonês |website=GloboEsporte |date=23 January 2024 |access-date=10 October 2024 |language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rj/sul-do-rio-costa-verde/futebol/noticia/2024/02/05/italo-macario-ou-cristiano-equilibrio-acirra-disputa-por-vaga-no-ataque-do-volta-redonda.ghtml |title=Ítalo, Macário ou Cristiano? Equilíbrio acirra disputa por vaga no ataque do Volta Redonda |website=GloboEsporte |date=5 February 2024 |access-date=10 October 2024 |language=pt}} For the 2025 season, Cristiano signed with Ypiranga de Erechim.{{cite web|url=https://www.peleiafc.com/post/ypiranga-contrata-atacante-campe%C3%A3o-da-s%C3%A9rie-c |title=Ypiranga contrata atacante campeão da Série C |website=Peleia FC |date=27 December 2024 |access-date=25 January 2025 |language=pt}}