Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (born 20 September 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a full-back. He has been capped five times with the Argentina national team.[2]
 Ansaldi with Rubin Kazan in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Daniel Ansaldi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Newell's Old Boys | 29 | (2) |
| 2008–2013 | Rubin Kazan | 128 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Genoa (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Inter Milan | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Torino | 126 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Parma | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2018 | Argentina | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2014 | |||
A defender who plays with both feet, he is equally at ease as a right or left back.[3] Although dribbling mostly with his right foot, he prefers to shoot with his left.[4]
Club career
editNewell's Old Boys
editBorn in Rosario, Ansaldi started his professional career in 2005 and quickly progressed to become a regular player in the Newell's Old Boys first team.
Rubin Kazan
editIn January 2008, he was sold to Rubin Kazan, with whom he won the Russian Premier League in 2008 and 2009.
Zenit
editAnsaldi left Rubin Kazan for Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2013.
Atlético (loan)
editOn 1 August 2014, he went on loan to Atlético Madrid for the upcoming La Liga season.[3] Nine days later, his hip collided with the head of teammate Mario Suárez in a friendly at VfL Wolfsburg, causing to the latter a brain injury.[5]
He made his competitive debut in the first leg of the 2014 Supercopa de España on 19 August, a 1–1 draw away to Real Madrid, in which he came on after 64 minutes for fellow debutant Guilherme Siqueira.[6]
Genoa
editAnsaldi went on loan to Genoa for the 2015–16 season, the loan contract included the buyout option. The transfer was made permanent on 31 May 2016 when the club activated the €4 million clause.[7]
On 22 June 2016, Ansaldi agreed on a contract with Internazionale, under the assumption that Genoa would trigger the buyout option in the loan contract, and sell him on to Inter. However, Genoa did not make the payment to Zenit St. Petersburg by the deadline of 30 June 2016 and the player rights reverted to Zenit, as his Zenit contract was valid until the summer of 2017.[8] Despite this unexpected outcome, Ansaldi still represented Inter against WSG Wattens on 9 July 2016, the first pre-season friendly. He was included in the pre-season tour in the US. On 29 July, Zenit announced that they finalised the transfer deal with Genoa.[9]
Inter Milan
editOn 30 July 2016, Ansaldi joined Inter Milan on a permanent deal from Genoa, with Diego Laxalt moved to opposite direction.[10] He suffered a ligament injury shortly after joining which kept him out for several weeks.[11] Ansaldi played his first game for the team on 29 September 2016 in a 3–1 loss against Sparta Prague in the first match of 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group K.[12] Ansaldi concluded his first Internazionale season by making 26 appearances in all competitions, including 21 in league. He was sent off during the match against Palermo,[13] provided his first and only assist in the 2–2 draw at Torino.[14]
Ansaldi was an unused substitute in Inter's first two 2017–18 Serie A matches before joining Torino on loan.[15]
Torino
editOn 31 August 2017, Ansaldi joined Torino on a two-year loan deal, with the agreement including an obligation to buy the player permanently.[15] He made his debut for Torino on 20 September 2017, away against Udinese, won 3–2. He scored his first goal for the club on 31 March 2018, in a 4–0 win against Cagliari.[16]
Parma
editOn 22 August 2022, Italian Serie B club Parma announced the signing of Ansaldi on a permanent deal.[17]
International career
editAnsaldi was called for Argentina on 14 November 2009, for a friendly game against Spain.
In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[18]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 20 May 2022.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2005–06 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2008 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 128 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 3 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Atlético Madrid (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total (2 spells) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Genoa (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| Internazionale | 2016–17 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| Torino | 2017–18 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 126 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 343 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 409 | 16 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in Russian Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España
- ^ One appearance in the Russian Super Cup
International
edit- As of 18 November 2014[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | |||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 November 2014 | Boleyn Ground, London, England | 4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editRubin Kazan[2]
Atlético Madrid[2]
Zenit Saint Petersburg[2]
- Russian Super Cup: 2015
Parma[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Cristian Ansaldi at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Acuerdo con el Zenit para la cesión de Ansaldi [Agreement with Zenit for the loan of Ansaldi]" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "CAFFE' DOPPIO: CRISTIAN ANSALDI". YouTube. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ McCauley, Kim (10 August 2014). "Mario Suarez suffers head injury". SBNation.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Spanish Super Copa: Real Madrid and Atletico draw 1–1 in first leg". Sky Sports News. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Genoa buy Ansaldi from Zenit". Football Italia. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Ansaldi is coming back to Zenit" (in Russian). Sport Express. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Кристиан Ансальди продолжит карьеру в Италии" [Christian Ansaldi will continue his career in Italy]. Zenit Saint Petersburg (in Russian). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Ansaldi joins Inter as Laxalt moves to Genoa". inter.it. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Ansaldi: 'Injury not serious'". Football Italia. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "SPARTA PRAGUE 3–1 INTER: DE BOER'S MEN BEATEN AGAIN IN EUROPA LEAGUE". Goal.com. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Palermo vs. Internazionale 0 – 1". Soccerway. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Torino 2–2 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ a b "ANSALDI JOINS TORINO" (Press release). Inter Milan. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Serie A, Cagliari-Torino 0-4. Iago, Ljajic, Ansaldi e Obi fanno gioire Mazzarri". Gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "CRISTIAN DANIEL ANSALDI È UN CALCIATORE CROCIATO" (in Italian). Parma Calcio 1913. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Cristian Ansaldi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
edit- Guardian statistics
- Cristian Ansaldi at National-Football-Teams.com