Cristian Montano

Cristian Alexis Montano Castillo (born 11 December 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Livingston. A versatile player, he is able to play at left-back or as a forward, though his preferred position is as a winger; he is known for his pace.

Born in Cali, Colombia, he emigrated to London at a young age and joined the West Ham United Academy. He never played a first-team game for the club, but did play on loan at Notts County, Swindon Town, Dagenham & Redbridge and Oxford United. He was signed by Oldham Athletic in August 2012, but was sacked in December 2013 after being arrested for spot-fixing and rape. All charges were later dropped and he returned to his hometown in Colombia to play for America de Cali. He returned to England and joined Bristol Rovers in July 2015. He helped the club to win promotion out of League Two in 2015–16, before he moved on to Port Vale in June 2017. He stayed at Vale Park for four seasons, where he learned to play at left-back. He signed with Livingston in May 2021.