Cristiano

Cristiano Pereira Figueiredo (born 29 November 1990), known simply as Cristiano, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Romanian club CFR Cluj as a goalkeeper.

Club Career

Born in Munich, Germany to Portuguese parents, Cristiano started playing youth football with Academico de Viseu FC, finishing his development with S.C. Braga. He spent his first two years as a senior as the latter's third choice, also being loaned to F.C. Vizela who acted as the farm team.

Cristiano was signed by Valencia CF from Spain on 24 July 2011, being assigned to the B side in the third division. He appeared in just five games during his only season.

In summer 2012, Cristiano returned to Portugal and Braga, being again third string with the main squad and competing with the re-created reserves in the Segunda Liga. He made his debut as a professional on 11 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw against S.L. Benfica B.

For the 2014–15 campaign, Cristiano went on loan to Academica de Coimbra of the Primeira Liga. He appeared in 28 games in all competitions, helping his team narrowly avoid relegation.

On 5 January 2016, having been deemed surplus to requirements by manager Paulo Fonseca as several other Portuguese players, Cristiano signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Greek club Panetolikos FC. He returned to his country one year later, going on to represent C.F. Os Belenenses and Vitoria de Setubal in the top tier.

Cristiano joined FC Hermannstadt on 4 July 2019. Two years later, he agreed to a three-year deal at CFR Cluj also from the Romanian Liga I.