Cristopher Toselli
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| Full name | Cristopher Benjamín Toselli Ríos[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Antofagasta, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2001–2008 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2022 | Universidad Católica | 233 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Atlas (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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→ Everton (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Palestino (loan) | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Central Córdoba SdE (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Universidad de Chile | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Chile U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Chile U23 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Chile | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 2 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 2 October 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Cristopher Benjamín Toselli Ríos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkɾistofeɾ toˈseli], born 15 June 1988) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Universidad de Chile.
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Club career
Universidad Católica
Early career
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In 2009, he participated in the Toulon Tournament final against France, which Chile won 1–0. Toselli suffered a bad injury that side-lined him for six months.[4] This angered Univeridad Católica's coach, Marco Antonio Figueroa, after risking and losing his first-choice keeper. During his recovery time, second-choice keeper Paulo Garcés broke into the first team, relegating Toselli to the bench. 2010 seasonOn 5 December 2010, Toselli played in the Primera División final match against Everton. Where his club was crowned champion after defeating the Viña del Mar based–team, 5–0 at home.[5]
2011 seasonOn 11 May 2011, he regained the starting position under orders of Magallanes. This was his second title at Católica, and it qualified his team to the 2012 Copa Sudamericana, in which Los Cruzados were eliminated at the semifinal stage, against Brazilian side São Paulo after two draws, where Toselli had incredible performances.[7][8]
LoansOn 15 December 2017, Toselli joined Liga MX side Atlas on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[9] On 30 April 2018, the club announced that Toselli's loan would not be extended due to his poor performances.[10] On 13 July 2018, Toselli returned to Chile, joining Everton on loan, as an emergency replacement for recently departed Eduardo Lobos, and injured Franco Torgnascioli.[11] On 18 February 2021, Toselli joined fellow Primera División club Palestino, on a one-year loan. He also extended his contract with La Católica until the end of the 2022 season. [12] On 6 January 2022, Toselli joined Argentine Primera División side Central Córdoba SdE on loan, after the club lost their two keepers Andrés Mehring (ACL rupture) and César Rigamonti (three broken ribs) to injuries.[13] Universidad de ChileOn 9 January 2023, Toselli returned to Chile, joining Universidad de Chile on a free transfer.[14] International career  During his early career, Toselli represented 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. He started in the national team as second goalkeeper until the third game of tournament, in where he relegated Colo-Colo's player Richard Leyton, to the bench. Chile finished in fourth place of the final stages of the tournament tied at six points with Paraguay. However the Guaraníes had a lower goal difference than Chile, thus Chile classified to the 2007 FIFA U–20 World Cup celebrated in Canada .
In the U–20 World Cup, Toselli's performance with Chile was outstanding, with the team finishing in third–place of the tournament, after beating Austria 1–0.[16] In addition, he broke Brazilian goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel's record of 484 minutes without conceding goals in a Youth World Cup, achieving 495 minutes in total.[17] After his U–20 World Cup performances, he was called-up to the Toulon Tournament in France, for three years consecutively (2008–2010).[18] In 2008 (U23 squad), Toselli was called-up by coach Marcelo Bielsa and after another great performance, Chile finished as runner-up of the tournament, after a 1–0 defeat against Italy.[19] In 2009 (U21 squad), he was once again called-up to play the Toulon Tournament, which Chile would win beating France 1–0 with a Gerson Martínez goal at the 86th minute.[20] In the final, he suffered a cruciate ligament rupture that sidelined him for six-months.[21] In 2010 (U22 squad), Chile finished fourth place in the Toulon Tournament, after losing the third-place match against France.[22]
In addition, Toselli played in a friendly match against Mexico U22 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico on September 3, 2011. The squad only included under-25 players and resulted in 3–1 win.[23] Toselli was called up by Bielsa to play his first senior international game for his country against Claudio Borghi and Jorge Sampaoli, during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. He was eventually included in the 23-man squad that played the World Cup.[26]
Career statisticsClub
International
HonoursUniversidad Católica Chile U20
Chile U21
Chile
Individual
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