| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cristian Gonzalo Olivera Ibarra | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Arapey Mendoza | |||||||||||||||||
| Potencia | |||||||||||||||||
| Flores Palma | |||||||||||||||||
| Danubio (AUFI) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cerrito | |||||||||||||||||
| Danubio | |||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Rentistas | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Rentistas | 32 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Almería | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Almería B | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | →Peñarol (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Boston River (loan) | 29 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Los Angeles FC | 40 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Grêmio | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Uruguay U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U17 | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Uruguay | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Cristian Gonzalo Olivera Ibarra (born 17 April 2002), known asCristian Olivera or"Kike" Olivera, is a Uruguayan professionalfootballer who plays as aright winger forCampeonato Brasileiro Série A clubGrêmio and theUruguay national team.
Born inMontevideo,Uruguay, Olivera started his career at the age of three in Club Arapey Mendoza.[1] He subsequently representedPotencia, Club Flores Palma de Baby Fútbol, Club Danubio,Cerrito,Danubio andDefensor Sporting before joiningRentistas in 2018.[2]
In September 2018, aged just 16, Olivera signed his first professional contract with Rentistas.[3] He made his first team debut for on 5 May of the following year, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute for goalscorerRenato César in a 1–0Uruguayan Segunda División away win againstCentral Español.[4]
Olivera scored his first senior goal on 20 July 2019, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat ofVilla Teresa,[5] and ended the season with three goals in 25 appearances overall, as his club achieved promotion toPrimera División. He made his debut in the top tier on 16 February 2020, starting in a 2–0 home success overNacional.
Olivera scored his first goal in the top tier on 22 February 2020, netting the equalizer in a 3–2 win atBoston River, and was an important unit in Rentistas' start ofthe campaign, as his club won five of their first ten league matches.
On 15 September 2020, Olivera moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a five-year deal with SpanishSegunda División sideUD Almería for a rumoured fee of€2 million.[6]
Olivera failed to establish himself as a regular option for the Andalusians and was demoted tothe reserves in January 2021. On 3 May 2021, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal withUruguayan Primera División clubPeñarol.[7] This was followed by another loan toBoston River in the same league, starting in 2022.
On 4 August 2023, Olivera joinedMajor League Soccer sideLos Angeles FC.[8]
In January 2024, Olivera was named in Uruguay's squad for the2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rentistas | 2019 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 21 | 3 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||||
| Almería | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
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