{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{family name hatnote|Almeida|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Christian Almeida | caption = | fullname = Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay | height = 1.70 m<ref name="Soccerway"/> | position = Left-back, Centre-back<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|christian-almeida}}</ref> | currentclub = River Plate | clubnumber = 13 | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Uruguay Montevideo<ref>[https://ladiaria.com.uy/articulo/2015/1/futbol-a-pico-y-pala/ Fútbol a pico y pala], ladiaria.com.uy, 5 January 2015</ref> | youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Libertad Washington | youthyears3 = |youthclubs3 = Liverpool | years1 = 2011–2017 |clubs1 = Liverpool |caps1 = 141 |goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2018–2019 |clubs2 = Defensa y Justicia |caps2 = 17 |goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2019 |clubs3 = Belgrano |caps3 = 16 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2020 |clubs4 = Godoy Cruz |caps4 = 5 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020 |clubs5 = Liverpool |caps5 = 22 |goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2021–2023 |clubs6 = Nacional |caps6 = 27 |goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2024– |clubs7 = River Plate |caps7 = 22 |goals7 = 1 | club-update = 15 September 2024 }} '''Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez''' (born 25 December 1989) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for River Plate.<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|christian-andres-almeida-rodriguez/195142}}</ref>
==Career== Liverpool were Almeida's first senior team, beginning in his homeland of Uruguay and subsequently remaining for six years with Liverpool.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="BDFA">{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de CHRISTIAN ALMEIDA|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-CHRISTIAN-ANDRES-ALMEIDA-87402.html|accessdate=30 September 2018|work=BDFA}}</ref> His debut for the club arrived on 13 August 2011 in a draw away to Racing Club (M), which was one of four appearances in the 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División.<ref name="Soccerway"/> Four years and fifty-four appearances later, in March 2015, Almeida scored his first goal in a 2–5 victory over Cerrito; which came in the Uruguayan Segunda División following relegation in 2013–14 - Liverpool won instant promotion back in 2014–15 as champions.<ref name="Soccerway"/> He made his Copa Sudamericana bow in 2017 against Fluminense.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
In January 2018, Argentine Primera División side Defensa y Justicia signed Almeida.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="Liverpool">{{cite news|title=Almeida: Siempre es lindo ver a Liverpool|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com.uy/noticias/almeida-siempre-es-lindo-ver-a-liverpool|accessdate=30 September 2018|work=Liverpool}}</ref><ref name="Defensa y Justicia">{{cite news|title=El Uruguayo Christian Almeida se suma al Halcón|url=http://www.defensayjusticia.org.ar/noticias/739|accessdate=30 September 2018|work=Defensa y Justicia|date=18 January 2018}}</ref> Two goals, against Racing Club (A) and Mitre (cup), in sixteen matches followed in his first season.<ref name="Soccerway"/> Almeida departed in January 2019 to join Belgrano.<ref name="Mundo D - La Voz">{{cite news|title=Llegó el quinto: Christian Almeida fue presentado en Belgrano|url=https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/llego-el-quinto-christian-almeida-fue-presentado-en-belgrano|accessdate=30 September 2018|work=Mundo D - La Voz|date=7 January 2019}}</ref> He remained for twelve months as Belgrano suffered relegation to Primera B Nacional.<ref name="Soccerway"/> Almeida left in January 2020, as he agreed terms with Godoy Cruz.<ref name="TYC1">{{cite news|title=Godoy Cruz le dio la bienvenida a Marcelo Herrera y Christian Almeida|url=https://www.tycsports.com/superliga/godoy-cruz-le-dio-la-bienvenida-a-marcelo-herrera-y-christian-almeida-20200113.html|accessdate=6 July 2020|work=TyC Sports|date=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="MV1">{{cite news|title=En Godoy Cruz piden volver a los entrenamientos|url=https://www.mendovoz.com/deportes/ftbol/2020/6/24/en-godoy-cruz-piden-volver-los-entrenamientos-86569.html|accessdate=6 July 2020|work=MendoVoz|date=24 June 2020}}</ref>
In October 2020, Almeida returned to his former club Liverpool.<ref>[https://mundofichajes.com/gonzalo-bueno-y-christian-almeida-fichan-por-liverpool/ Gonzalo Bueno y Christian Almeida fichan por Liverpool], mundofichajes.com, 16 October 2020</ref> He left the club again at the end of the year.<ref>[https://www.liverpoolfc.com.uy/noticias/christian-almeida-no-sigue-en-liverpool Christian Almeida no sigue en Liverpool], liverpoolfc.com.uy, 8 April 2021</ref> On 9 April 2021, Almeida signed with Nacional.<ref>[https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Nacional-Maximiliano-Cantera-y-Christian-Almeida-desembarcan-en-los-albos-de-Cappuccio-uc783159 Nacional: Maximiliano Cantera y Christian Almeida desembarcan en los albos de Cappuccio], futbol.com.uy, 9 April 2021</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|6 July 2020}}.<ref name="Soccerway"/> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="8"|Liverpool |2011–12 |rowspan="3|Uruguayan Primera División |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||4||0 |- |2012–13 |18||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||18||0 |- |2013–14 |24||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||24||0 |- |2014–15 |rowspan="1|Segunda División |20||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||20||1 |- |2015–16 |rowspan="3|Uruguayan Primera División |27||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||27||2 |- |2016 |15||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||15||1 |- |2017 |33||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COSU">Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana</ref>||0||0||0||35||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !141!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!0!!0!!143!!5 |- |rowspan="3"|Defensa y Justicia |2017–18 |rowspan="2|Argentine Primera División |13||1||1||1||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COSU"/>||0||0||0||16||2 |- |2018–19 |4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||5<ref group="lower-alpha" name="COSU"/>||1||0||0||10||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!1!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!7!!1!!0!!0!!26!!3 |- |rowspan="3"|Belgrano |2018–19 |rowspan="1"|Argentine Primera División |5||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||7||0 |- |2019–20 |rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional |11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !16!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!19!!0 |- |rowspan="1"|Godoy Cruz |2019–20 |rowspan="1"|Argentine Primera División |5||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !179!!6!!3!!1!!3!!0!!9!!1!!0!!0!!194!!8 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Honours== ;Liverpool<ref name="Soccerway"/> *Segunda División: 2014–15
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
{{River Plate Montevideo squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Christian}} Category:1989 births Category:Footballers from Montevideo Category:Living people Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Uruguayan men's footballers Category:Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Category:Defensa y Justicia footballers Category:Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Category:Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Category:Club Nacional de Football players Category:Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Category:Uruguayan Primera División players Category:Uruguayan Segunda División players Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Primera Nacional players Category:Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina