Christian Larotonda

Christian Adán Larotonda Adán (born 26 May 1999) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera División club Metropolitanos.

Christian Larotonda
Personal information
Full name Christian Adán Larotonda Adán
Date of birth (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Metropolitanos
Number 5
Youth career
Metropolitanos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Metropolitanos 110 (4)
International career‡
2020 Venezuela U23 3 (0)
2022– Venezuela 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:37, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:37, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Caracas, Larotonda began his career with Metropolitanos, making his professional debut for the club on 29 January 2017 against Atlético Venezuela, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw.[1] He scored his first professional goal for the club on 8 March 2020 against Mineros de Guayana.[2]

On 18 March 2021, Larotonda scored his first Copa Sudamericana goal in a 2–0 victory over Academia Puerto Cabello.[3] His performance during the match lead to him being named as the Copa Sudamericana Best Player of the Week.[4]

International career

On 21 January 2020, Larotonda made his debut for the Venezuela under-23 side during the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament against Chile, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat.[5] In November 2020, Larotonda received his first call-up to the Venezuela seniors but had to withdraw from the side after contracting COVID-19.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 December 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metropolitanos 2017 Primera División27000—270
2018 Primera División4010—50
2019 Primera División31020—330
2020 Primera División1310021151
Total 7513031812
Career total 7513031812

References
  1. "Atlético Venezuela 0–0 Metropolitanos". Soccerway.
  2. "Christian Larotonda regresó a la titularidad y celebró su primer gol". Balonazos. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. "Metropolitanos 2–0 Academia Puerto Cabello".
  4. "Christian Larotonda designado Jugador de la Semana en jornada de ida de la Copa Sudamericana". El Universal. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. "Chile U23 1–0 Venezuela U23". Soccerway.
  6. "La Vinotinto suffered two casualties against Brazil and Chile due to COVID". Archyde. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. Christian Larotonda at Soccerway
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