Cristhian Mosquera

About

Cristhian Andrey Mosquera Ibargüen (born 27 June 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal and the Spain national team.

Born in Alicante, Valencian Community to Colombian parents, Mosquera first played basketball in his hometown, before joining futsal team San Blas Cañavate, as his cousin was playing there and they were missing a player for a youth tournament. Having later moved to play in Carolines Altes-based team SCD Carolinas, he eventually joined the city main football club, Hércules CF.
Cristhian has a younger brother named Yulian Mosquera, born in 2011, who plays for Valencia’s Academy and Spain U15s, and is considered a talented prospect in Spain. When Cristhian signed with Arsenal, club manager Mikel Arteta jokingly made Yulian take a photo with a mock Arsenal contract.

Mosquera joined Valencia CF’s youth setup in 2016, aged 12. On 22 August 2020, while still in the Juvenil A squad, he renewed his contract with the club until 2023. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 4 September 2021, starting in a 3–1 Tercera División RFEF home win over CD Castellón B.
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