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 Bonilla withColombia Olympic team at the2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Harson Bonilla Garzón[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Manizales,Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Boyacá Chicó | 30 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | Atlético Nacional | 56 | (0) |
| 2015 | →La Equidad (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →La Equidad (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Fayha | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | La Equidad | 40 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Millonarios (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | San Antonio FC | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Colombia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Colombia U20 | 16 | (0) |
| 2016 | Colombia Olympic | 8 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Cristian Harson Bonilla Garzón (born 2 June 1993) is a retired Colombian professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper.
Bonilla made his debut within the Colombian top tier at only 16 years of age with Boyacá Chicó, before eventually signing with Colombian giants Atletico Nacional, where he went on to win a double in his debut year, winning both theCopa Colombia title and the firstSuperliga Colombiana.
He represented Colombia at the 2011Toulon Tournament, where he was the best player of the final, as he went on to save two penalties in the penalty shoot out againstFrance. Colombia went on to beat France 3–1, thus obtaining Colombia's 3rd title at the tournament. He featured in all of Colombia's matches at the2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the hosts reached the quarter-finals. He was also the starting choice for the2013 South American Youth Championship, where Colombia won their 3rd title.
Bonilla began his career in Boyacá Chicó. He made his debut at sixteen in theCopa Colombia. He appeared in several games with Chicó in the2010 season. On 1 June 2012, it was announced that Bonilla would be sent on loan to Atlético Nacional with a buying option.
With both Nacional goalkeepersGastón Pezzuti andFranco Armani injured, Bonilla would be the first choice goalkeeper for the rest of the2012 season.[3] He made his official debut withLos Verdolagas on 22 July 2012 againstJunior in the second leg of theSuperliga Colombiana, a match that ended 3–0 favoring Nacional.[4] This was his first clean sheet for the club as well as the first title of his club career.
He made his first league appearance on 29 July 2012 againstDeportivo Cali, conceding three goals in a 3–1 defeat.[5]
Bonilla's second title would come in the2012 Copa Colombia final againstDeportivo Pasto. Due to his effective performance, Bonilla was able to achieve two clean sheets in the two-leg series. On 24 November 2012, Bonilla was put on the bench for the first time during his time with Nacional in a match against Itagüí. As a result of Pezzuti's recovery, Bonilla would compete for a spot in the starting eleven. However, due to what Bonilla had achieved to the moment with the club, Pezutti would be relegated to the bench. Armani was still recovering him his injury.
He was loaned at Bogota based clubLa Equidad in December 2014.[6] He went on to perform an impressive season, resulting in a call up for the Colombia national football team.
In December 2015, Bonilla extended his link to the club, until 2018. He returns to Atlético Nacional in 2016.[7]
On 27 June 2017, Bonilla rejoined La Equidad on loan, looking for more playing time.[8][9]
Om 26 July 2018, Bonilla joined Saudi Pro League sideAl-Fayha.[10]
On 25 July 2019, Bonilla returned to Colombia and rejoinedLa Equidad in theCategoría Primera A.[11] A year later, on 17 July 2020, Bonilla joinedMillonarios on loan with an option to make the move permanent.[12] His loan at Millonarios was cancelled, and he returned to La Equidad for the2021 season.[13]
On 27 January 2022, Bonilla moved to the United States, joiningUSL Championship clubSan Antonio FC.[14] After starting in 3 matches, Bonilla announced his retirement from professional football on 31 March 2022.[15]
Bonilla had his first international experience with the Colombian U-17 side disputing the2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship, securing a fourth-place finish to qualify for the2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup where Colombia had also finished fourth. Bonilla was part of the U-20 team that won the2011 Toulon Tournament. He was selected to be the starting goalkeeper for the2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in Colombia.
His previous talents representing Colombia over these recent years led him to return to the U20 team at the2013 South American Youth Championship. He was selected as the number 1 goalkeeper playing in every match with the exception of the final where Colombia won their 3rd South American Youth title. He was praised for his impressive improvement since the last youth tournaments.
Bonilla made a return to the Toulon Tournament in the 2013 edition, where he made it to the finals with Colombia. However, Colombia gave away the sole winning goal in the first half in a 1–0 loss againstBrazil. Despite this, he won the Meilleur gardien award.
On 11 May 2015, Bonilla was included in Colombia's 30-man preliminary squad for the2015 Copa América.[16] On 30 May 2015 he was put on the final 23-man list for the Copa América as the third choice keeper behindCamilo Vargas andDavid Ospina as the starting goalkeeper in the tournament. Bonilla did not make an appearance in the cup.
The following year he made the cut for Colombia's squad for theCopa América Centenario. Just as in his previous participation he did not play any matches.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boyacá Chicó | 2010 | Categoría Primera A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2012 | Categoría Primera A | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| La Equidad (loan) | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Al-Fayha | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| La Equidad | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Millonarios (loan) | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| San Antonio | 2022 | USL Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 0 | ||
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