Cristian Toro (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Alejandro Toro Castañeda | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huachipato | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maipo Quilicura | |||
| 2016–2019 | Deportes Melipilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Deportes Melipilla | 37 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Cobresal | 36 | (1) |
| 2026– | Huachipato | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2025 | |||
Cristian Alejandro Toro Castañeda (born 10 November 2000) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Huachipato.
Club career
Born in Santiago de Chile, Toro was with Maipo Quilicura and trialed with Universidad Católica before joining Deportes Melipilla in 2016.[2] He made his senior debut in the 2019 Primera B[3] and the next year he was promoted to the first team and signed his first professional contract.[4][5] With them, he got promotion and took part in the 2021 Primera División.[6]
In January 2023, Toro signed with Cobresal.[5][7] With them, he became the 2023 Chilean Primera División runners-up and took part in the 2024 Copa Libertadores.[8][9]
On 22 December 2025, Toro signed with Huachipato.[10]
Personal life
Before signing his first professional contract with Deportes Melipilla, Toro studied IT management at Diego Portales University.[2]
References
- ^ "Cristian Toro". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b Huerta, Rodrigo (11 May 2024). "Lo rechazaron varios clubes, estudió Ingeniería y hoy crece en el fútbol chileno: "Nunca me rendí"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Melipilla - Campeonato Nacional 1° "B" 2019". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "🎥POTROS TV: Nuestro juvenil Cristián Toro nos cuenta como se ha sentido con sus compañeros y su "ascenso" al primer equipo" (in Spanish). Deportes Melipilla. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Cobresal oficializó a Cristian Toro como su nuevo refuerzo". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "⚪️🔵 ¡Gracias por todo, Cristián Toro!" (in Spanish). Deportes Melipilla. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Jugará en Primera División y Copa Sudamericana: Cristián Toro es el nuevo refuerzo de Cobresal". Radioprensa (in Spanish). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ @cobresaloficial; (10 November 2024). "🎂 ¡𝐂𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚ñ𝐨𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨!". Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Ya clasificado, Talleres superó a Cobresal con el objetivo de ser primero en el grupo B de la Copa Libertadores". Con La Gente Noticias (in Spanish). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Huachipato oficializó a Cristian Toro y Carlos Herrera como sus primeros refuerzos". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
External links
- Cristian Toro at Soccerway
- Cristian Toro at BDFA (in Spanish)