Christian Andrés Almeida Rodríguez (born 25 December 1989) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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Career

Liverpool were Almeida's first senior team, beginning in his homeland of Uruguay and subsequently remaining for six years with Liverpool. His debut for the club arrived on 13 August 2011 in a draw away to Racing Club (M), which was one of four appearances in the 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División. Four years and fifty-four appearances later, in March 2015, Almeida scored his first goal in a 2–5 victory over

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; which came in the Uruguayan Segunda División following relegation in 2013–14 - Liverpool won instant promotion back in 2014–15 as champions. He made his

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against Fluminense. In January 2018,

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side Defensa y Justicia signed Almeida. Two goals, against Racing Club (A) and Mitre (cup), in sixteen matches followed in his first season. Almeida departed in January 2019 to join

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. He remained for twelve months as Belgrano suffered relegation to Primera B Nacional. Almeida left in January 2020, as he agreed terms with Godoy Cruz. In October 2020, Almeida returned to his former club Liverpool. He left the club again at the end of the year. On 9 April 2021, Almeida signed with

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Career statistics

Honours

;Liverpool *

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: 2014–15

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Christian 1989 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Defensa y Justicia footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Club Nacional de Football players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina