Cristian Lagos

Cristhian Lagos Navarro (born 17 August 1984) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for A.D. Carmelita.

Club career

Early years Born in Puntarenas Province, Lagos' parents decided to move to Limón where Cristhian went to school and worked in banana plantations. Only at 22 years of age he was offered the possibility to join second division side Turrialba. He joined Alajuelense on loan in February 2011

Deportivo Saprissa On 14 December 2012 Lagos signed with Saprissa. He made his debut in a 2–1 loss against San Carlos. On 10 February Lagos scored his first goal with the club in a 2–2 tie against Puntarenas. In August 2013 he returned to Santos.

Churchill Brothers On 27 December 2013 it was announced that Lagos had signed for Churchill Brothers of the I-League. On 11 March 2014, Lagos scored brace in AFC Cup match against Maldives side New Radiant SC in which Churchill Brothers won 3–0.

Back to Costa Rica In June 2014 he returned to Santos de Guápiles, claiming the Indian side broke his contract by only paying him one month wages. He played for the club until the summer 2019, where he joined A.D.R. Jicaral. In 2020, he returned to his first club, Turrialba.

International career A tall striker, Lagos was called for the Costa Rica national team in October for the World Cup Qualifiers against El Salvador and Guyana but did not appear in either of the two matches. Lagos made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Bolivia on 14 November 2012. Lagos scored his first goal with the national team in a 2–0 victory against Nicaragua in the Copa Centroamericana.

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first. Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref. 1. 20 January 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 1–0 2–0 2013 Copa Centroamericana