# Christian Alemán

Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría (born 5 February 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie B club Manta.

## Career

Emelec were Alemán's first club, he joined their youth system at the age of 5 and went on to play senior football for them from 2013 to 2014 and made eleven appearances in the Ecuadorian Serie A. His senior debut for Emelec arrived on 19 June 2013 against Manta, a team he would go on to join in July 2015. Prior to joining Manta, Alemán signed for Técnico Universitario of the Ecuadorian Serie B. He featured four times before leaving for Manta, also of Serie B. For Manta, he scored five goals, including two in an 8–0 win over Deportivo Azogues on 28 November, in fourteen games as they finished 6th.
January 2016 saw him join Deportivo Quito in Serie B, but he left eight months later to play for Ecuadorian Serie A team Barcelona SC. He made his Barcelona debut on 21 August 2016 in a 5–1 victory over Fuerza Amarilla. Twenty-one further appearances came during 2016 and 2017, before Alemán departed Ecuadorian football for the first time to move to Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes. He scored on his debut for Estudiantes, netting the winning goal against Arsenal de Sarandí on 28 August 2017. He left after six appearances in June 2018, subsequently scoring ten goals in three seasons back with Barcelona.
In September 2020, Alemán headed to fellow Ecuadorian Serie A club Guayaquil City. Nine appearances followed. On 20 December 2020, Alemán agreed a free transfer to Poland with I liga side Arka Gdynia; with his one-and-a-half-year contract commencing in January 2021.
On 21 December 2022, it was announced he would return to Ecuador to join the 2022 season champions Aucas in 2023. After making only three appearances across all competitions in nine months, Alemán left Aucas in early September 2023.
Shortly after, Alemán returned to Poland, and on 20 September he signed a one-year contract with an option for another season with second division side GKS Katowice. Alemán scored once in 15 league appearances as GKS won promotion to the Ekstraklasa after finishing the season as runners-up. On 17 June 2024, it was announced Alemán would leave GKS at the end of his contract.
On 5 August 2024, he re-joined Ecuadorian Serie B club Manta.

## Personal life

Alemán is the half-brother of fellow footballer Javier Charcopa.

## Career statistics

    As of 28 May 2024
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Emelec | 2013 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Emelec | 2014 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emelec | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Técnico Universitario | 2015 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Manta (loan) | 2015 | Serie B | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Deportivo Quito | 2016 | Serie B | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| Barcelona SC | 2016 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Barcelona SC | 2017 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Barcelona SC | 2018 | Serie A | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Barcelona SC | 2019 | Serie A | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| Barcelona SC | 2020 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Barcelona SC | Total | Total | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 11 |
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Guayaquil City | 2020 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Arka Gdynia | 2020–21 | I liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Arka Gdynia | 2021–22 | I liga | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| Arka Gdynia | 2022–23 | I liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Arka Gdynia | Total | Total | 55 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 8 |
| Aucas | 2023 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GKS Katowice | 2023–24 | I liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Manta | 2024 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 192 | 32 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 34 |
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Ecuador

## Honours
### Emelec

* Ecuadorian Serie A: 2013, 2014

### Barcelona SC

* Ecuadorian Serie A: 2016