Christian Ariel Cellay (born September 5, 1981) is an Argentine former football player, who played as a defender. He is currently president of UE Engordany
 Cellay with Estudiantes in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Ariel Cellay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 5, 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UE Sant Julià | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2008 | Huracán | 147 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Estudiantes | 51 | (4) |
| 2010–2013 | Boca Juniors | 31 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Mushuc Runa | 34 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Gimnasia de Jujuy | 4 | (1) |
| 2017 | UE Sant Julià | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | UE Engordany | 39 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | UE Sant Julià | 23 | (1) |
| 2021-2023 | UE Engordany | 10 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02 February 2016 | |||
Career
Cellay started his professional career with Huracán where he made 147 league appearances. He transferred to Estudiantes de La Plata in 2008.[2] In 2009, he won the 2009 Copa Libertadores championship with Estudiantes.
In June 2010, Cellay was bought by Boca Juniors for US$2 million fee, plus the loan of Facundo Roncaglia.[3]
On 29 January 2014, was reported that Cellay joined Primera División club Rangers of Chile.[4] However, he failed to continue at Maule Region team after their relegation to second-tier and was linked with a move to Paraguayan sides of Olimpia and Sol de América.[5]
After playing in Ecuador for a season in the Mushuc Runa club Cellay moved to the second tier of the Argentinean football system as player of Gimnasia de Jujuy. Christian Cellay signed in 2017 by UE Sant Julià of Andorra in the European football.[6]
International appearances and goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final score | Goal | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 14, 2011 | Córdoba, Argentina |  Brazil | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | 2011 Roca Cup.[7][8] |
| 2. | September 28, 2011 | Belém, Brazil | Brazil | 2–0 | 0 | Lost | 2011 Roca Cup.[7][8] |
Honours
Club
- Huracán
- Primera B Nacional (1): 1999–00
- Estudiantes de La Plata
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2009
- Boca Juniors
- Torneo Apertura (1): 2011
- Copa Argentina (1): 2012
References
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics (in Spanish) [dead link]
- Christian Cellay at ESPN FC
- "Christian Cellay at Boca Juniors' official website" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Christian Cellay Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine at Historia de Boca.com (in Spanish)
- Christian Cellay at La Preferente