Christian Osinaga

Christian Jorge Osinaga Viruez (born 21 January 2004) is a Bolivian football player who plays as central defender for Bolívar.

Christian Osinaga
Personal information
Full name Christian Jorge Osinaga Viruez[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Bolívar
Youth career
Proyecto Bolivia 2022
2018–2022 Santos
2022Bolívar (loan)
2023– Bolívar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Santos 0 (0)
2022Bolívar (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Bolívar 0 (0)
International career
2018 Bolivia U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:53, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Osinaga began his career with a social project in his hometown, Proyecto Bolivia 2022, before joining the youth categories of Brazilian club Santos in 2018, along with compatriots Miguel Terceros and Enzo Monteiro.[2] On 15 January 2022, he was loaned to Bolívar back in his home country for one year, with a buyout clause.[3][4]

Osinaga made his first team – and División de Fútbol Profesional – debut on 7 August 2022, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Nacional Potosí.[5]

Personal life

Osinaga's father Marco was also a footballer. A forward, he came to prominence at Destroyers but had to retire at the age of 24 due to injuries.[2]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2022[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolívar 2022 División Profesional 100010
Career total 1000000010

    References

    1. "Relação de atletas do Sub-17" [Under-17 athletes list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
    2. "'Osinaga' apellido y herencia de fútbol" ['Osinaga' surname and football heritage] (in Spanish). La Razón. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    3. "Santos empresta jogador boliviano ao Bolívar para a disputa da Libertadores" [Santos loan Bolivian player to Bolívar for the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    4. "Un nuevo integrante para la pre profesional de Bolívar" [A new member for the pre-professionals of Bolívar] (in Spanish). Late!. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    5. "Con la mínima diferencia, Nacional Potosí venció a Bolívar por 2 a 1" [By the minimum difference, Nacional Potosí defeated Bolívar by 2–1] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
    6. Christian Osinaga at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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