Cristian Lobato

Cristian Lobato
	Lobato in action for Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Lobato Villegas
Date of birth	7 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Esparreguera, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Hospitalet
Number	17
Youth career
1995–1999	Barcelona
1999–2008	Hospitalet
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Hospitalet
2011–2013	Barcelona B
2014	Osasuna
2015	Asteras Tripolis
2015–2017	Gimnàstic
2017–2018	Sporting Kansas City
2018	→ Swope Park Rangers (loan)
2019–2021	Cornellà
2021–	Hospitalet
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:27, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Cristian Lobato Villegas (born 7 March 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CE L'Hospitalet as a left winger.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Esparreguera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Lobato started playing football in FC Barcelona's La Masia, but he was released by the club still in his early teens, joining neighbours CE L'Hospitalet. He made his senior debut during the 2007–08 season in the Segunda División B, appearing in two games and suffering relegation.

In the 2009–10 campaign, Lobato was a very important first-team unit as Hospitalet returned to the third division. He then proceeded to play 33 league matches as the team retained their league status, already reconverted from left winger to left-back.

In late June 2011, Lobato returned to his first club Barcelona, signing a two-year contract and being assigned to the reserves.^[1] Shortly after, he was called by main squad manager Pep Guardiola to the preseason, and he made his debut on 23 July against HNK Hajduk Split.^[2]

Lobato made his official debut for Barça B on 27 August 2011, playing 52 minutes in a 2–0 Segunda División home loss to Villarreal CF B.^[3] On 30 May 2013, his contract expired and he was told that he would be released.^[4]

Later years

Lobato signed a five-year deal with Real Zaragoza in late January 2013, and underwent medical examinations in August after becoming a free agent.^[5] However, he failed to pass his medical, and the contract was declared void in September.^[6]

On 7 January 2014, after spending the first part of the campaign nursing a knee injury, Lobato joined La Liga strugglers CA Osasuna for six months.^[7] He made his debut in the top flight of Spanish football on 3 February, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 defeat at Villarreal CF.^[8]

After seven months without a club, Lobato signed a short-term deal with Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis F.C. on 12 February 2015.^[9] On 26 November, he agreed to a one-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona after training with the team for nearly two months.^[10]

On 29 June 2017, Lobato joined Sporting Kansas City of the Major League Soccer until the end of the 2018 season.^[11] He returned to both his country and the third tier in February 2019, agreeing to a contract at UE Cornellà.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 October 2020^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hospitalet	2007–08	Segunda División B	2	1	0	0	—		2	1
	2008–09	Tercera División	13	0	—		—		13	0
	2009–10	Tercera División	36	2	—		—		36	2
	2010–11	Segunda División B	33	1	2	0	—		35	1
	Total		84	4	2	0	0	0	86	4
Barcelona B	2011–12	Segunda División	31	1	—		—		31	1
	2012–13	Segunda División	26	7	—		—		26	7
	Total		57	8	—		—		57	8
Osasuna	2013–14	La Liga	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
Asteras Tripolis	2014–15	Super League Greece	3	0	—		—		3	0
Gimnàstic	2015–16	Segunda División	18	1	0	0	2^[a]	0	20	1
	2016–17	Segunda División	27	1	2	0	—		29	1
	Total		45	2	2	0	2	0	49	4
Sporting Kansas City	2017	Major League Soccer	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
	2018	Major League Soccer	7	2	1	0	—		8	2
	Total		18	3	1	0	0	0	19	3
Swope Park Rangers (loan)	2018	USL	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
Cornellà	2018–19	Segunda División B	8	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	9	0
	2019–20		21	2	0	0	—		21	2
	2020–21		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		30	2	0	0	1	0	31	2
Career total			261	19	5	0	3	0	269	19