Montaño in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Alexis Montaño Castillo | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Bristol Rovers | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2010 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Notts County (loan) | 11 | (4) |
2011 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2011–2012 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2012 | → Notts County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2012 | → Oxford United (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | (3) |
2014–2015 | América de Cali | 9 | (1) |
2015– | Bristol Rovers | 28 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:31, 11 May 2016 (UTC). |
Cristian Alexis Montaño Castillo (born 11 December 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a forward for League One club Bristol Rovers. He formerly played for Oldham Athletic, América de Cali and West Ham United.
Born in Cali, Colombia, Montaño moved to London as a child and holds nationality of both Colombia and the United Kingdom. He has pledged any future international career to Colombia and models himself on Faustino Asprilla.
Montaño joined West Ham as an under-12 player, signing his first professional contract in June 2010. Montano had several loan spells during the 2011–12 season but did not feature in the first team for West Ham.
In August 2011, he signed a one-month loan deal with Notts County, making his debut on 9 August in a League Cup game against Nottingham Forest, which Notts County lost on penalties after the game had finished 3–3. He made his league debut and scored his first goal for Notts County on 13 August in a 2–1 home defeat to Charlton Athletic. His loan with Notts County was extended until 9 October, after which he returned to West Ham.
Soon after leaving Notts County, Montaño signed a one-month loan deal with Swindon Town, making his debut for Swindon on 15 October, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 away win against Accrington Stanley. His loan was cut short in November and he returned to West Ham having scored one goal in four appearances. Montaño then signed a one-month loan deal with Dagenham & Redbridge, scoring on his debut on 19 November in a 3–2 home defeat to Southend United. The Daggers extended Montaño's loan for a further month on 20 December.