Cristian Gamboa — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

10

clubs played for

07/08

debut season

0.01

goals / match

VfL Bochum

top club · 141 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#656

goals rank

#1031

assists rank

4

season goals

12

season assists

Among 1,231 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.00m

peak value · 2014

€2.40m

top transfer fee · 14/15

1

best season · 19/20

88 / 3

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Jack Colback

Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Without Club

€150k

Danny Glover

Attack - Centre-Forward · Eccleshall FC

Armin Bacinovic

Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Retired

Jon Ander Serantes

Goalkeeper · FC Gifu

Shares 1989-10-24 · 6 players total

323Appearances

4Goals

12Assists

48Yellow cards

1Red cards

55Full matches (90′)

Full name	Cristian Gamboa
Name in home country	Cristian Esteban Gamboa Luna
Date of birth	1989-10-24 (36 yrs)
Place of birth	Liberia, Costa Rica
Citizenship	Costa Rica
Position	Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Foot	right
Height	175.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2025-07-01
Contract expires	—
Agent	Wasserman

Jul 2025

Transfer: VfL Bochum → Retired

25/26 · Transfer

Jul 2024

24/25 — VfL Bochum

12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2023

23/24 — VfL Bochum

23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2023

Injury: unknown

11 games missed

Jul 2022

22/23 — VfL Bochum

21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Mar 2022

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Aug 2021

Injury: unknown

8 games missed

Jul 2021

21/22 — VfL Bochum

27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2021

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

May 2021

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Mar 2021

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2020

20/21 — VfL Bochum

32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Oct 2019

Injury: unknown

5 games missed

Aug 2019

Transfer: Celtic → VfL Bochum

19/20 · Transfer

Jul 2019

19/20 — VfL Bochum

26 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Oct 2018

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Jul 2018

18/19 — Celtic FC

7 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2017

Injury: unknown

6 games missed

Jul 2017

17/18 — Celtic FC

3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Aug 2016

Transfer: West Brom → Celtic

16/17 · Transfer · €1.20m

Jul 2016

16/17 — Celtic FC, West Bromwich Albion U23

23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions

Jun 2016

Injury: unknown

4 games missed

Jul 2015

15/16 — West Bromwich Albion, West Bromwich Albion U21

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Aug 2014

Transfer: Rosenborg → West Brom

14/15 · Transfer · €2.40m

Jul 2014

14/15 — Rosenborg BK, West Bromwich Albion, West Bromwich Albion U21

17 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2014

2014 — Rosenborg BK

2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2013

13/14 — Rosenborg BK

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2013

2013 — Rosenborg BK

31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2013

Transfer: FC Copenhagen → Rosenborg

12/13 · Transfer · €400k

Dec 2012

Transfer: Rosenborg → FC Copenhagen

12/13 · Return from loan

Aug 2012

Transfer: FC Copenhagen → Rosenborg

12/13 · Loan

Jul 2012

12/13 — Rosenborg BK, FC Copenhagen

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2012

2012 — Rosenborg BK

10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Aug 2011

Transfer: Fredrikstad → FC Copenhagen

11/12 · Transfer · €50k

Jul 2011

11/12 — FC Copenhagen

2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2011

2011 — Fredrikstad FK

17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2010

Transfer: Águilas → Fredrikstad

10/11 · Transfer

Jul 2010

2010 — Fredrikstad FK

14 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — Águilas Guanacastecas CF

14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 — Liberia Mía CF

14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2007

07/08 — Liberia Mía CF

14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2006

Transfer: Mpl. Liberia II → Liberia

06/07 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €2.00m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1030 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.41/90

89

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

0

G+A1 total · 0.41/90

73

Yellow cards1 total · 0.41/90

31

Minutes played by club

VfL Bochum 81.4%

Rosenborg BK 0.0%

Fredrikstad FK 18.6%

Celtic FC 0.0%

West Bromwich Albion U23 0.0%

West Bromwich Albion 0.0%

West Bromwich Albion U21 0.0%

FC Copenhagen 0.0%

Águilas Guanacastecas CF 0.0%

Liberia Mía CF 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
VfL Bochum	6	19/20	24/25	141	3	3	4,026
Rosenborg BK	6	12/13	2014	53	0	1	0
Fredrikstad FK	2	2010	2011	31	1	3	920
Celtic FC	3	16/17	18/19	31	0	3	0
West Bromwich Albion U23	1	16/17	16/17	2	0	0	0
West Bromwich Albion	2	14/15	15/16	17	0	1	0
West Bromwich Albion U21	2	14/15	15/16	4	0	1	0
FC Copenhagen	2	11/12	12/13	2	0	0	0
Águilas Guanacastecas CF	1	09/10	09/10	14	0	0	0
Liberia Mía CF	2	07/08	08/09	28	0	0	0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
24/25	Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	12	1	0	1	0	217
24/25	DFB-Pokal	VfL Bochum	0	0	0	0	0	0
23/24	Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	22	0	1	7	0	0
23/24	Bundesliga Playoffs	VfL Bochum	0	0	0	0	0	0
23/24	DFB-Pokal	VfL Bochum	1	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	19	0	0	2	0	0
22/23	DFB-Pokal	VfL Bochum	2	0	0	1	0	0
21/22	Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	23	1	0	6	0	1,724
21/22	DFB-Pokal	VfL Bochum	4	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Tippeligaen	Rosenborg BK	2	0	0	0	0	0
2013	NM-Cup	Rosenborg BK	3	0	0	0	0	0
2013	Tippeligaen	Rosenborg BK	28	0	0	2	0	0
2012	Tippeligaen	Rosenborg BK	10	0	1	0	0	0
2011	NM-Cup	Fredrikstad FK	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Tippeligaen	Fredrikstad FK	16	0	1	3	0	0
2010	Adeccoligaen	Fredrikstad FK	11	1	2	1	0	920
2010	Relegation Eliteserien	Fredrikstad FK	3	0	0	1	0	0
20/21	2. Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	29	0	1	10	0	0
20/21	DFB-Pokal	VfL Bochum	3	0	0	1	0	0
19/20	2. Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	26	1	1	5	0	2,085
18/19	Betfred Cup	Celtic FC	1	0	2	0	0	0
18/19	Champions League Qu.	Celtic FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	Europa League	Celtic FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	Europa League Qualifying	Celtic FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	Premiership	Celtic FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Betfred Cup	Celtic FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Champions League	Celtic FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Champions League Qu.	Celtic FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Premiership	Celtic FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	SFA Cup	Celtic FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Betfred Cup	Celtic FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Champions League	Celtic FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Premier League 2	West Bromwich Albion U23	2	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Premiership	Celtic FC	17	0	1	0	0	0
16/17	SFA Cup	Celtic FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	FA Cup	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	League Cup	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	Premier League	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	1	0	0
15/16	U21 PL	West Bromwich Albion U21	1	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	Europa League Qualifying	Rosenborg BK	0	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	FA Cup	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	League Cup	West Bromwich Albion	3	0	0	1	0	0
14/15	Premier League	West Bromwich Albion	10	0	1	1	0	0
14/15	U21 PL	West Bromwich Albion U21	3	0	1	0	0	0
13/14	Europa League Qualifying	Rosenborg BK	4	0	0	0	0	0
12/13	Europa League	Rosenborg BK	6	0	0	1	0	0
12/13	Superliga	FC Copenhagen	0	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	Champions League Qu.	FC Copenhagen	0	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	DBU Pokalen	FC Copenhagen	1	0	0	1	0	0
11/12	Europa League	FC Copenhagen	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	Superliga	FC Copenhagen	0	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	Inv. Play-Off	Águilas Guanacastecas CF	1	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	Primera Div. In.	Águilas Guanacastecas CF	6	0	0	1	0	0
09/10	Primera Div. Ver	Águilas Guanacastecas CF	7	0	0	2	0	0
08/09	Inv. Play-Off	Liberia Mía CF	1	0	0	0	0	0
08/09	Primera Div. In.	Liberia Mía CF	8	0	0	0	0	0
08/09	Primera Div. Ver	Liberia Mía CF	4	0	0	0	1	0
08/09	Verano Play-Off	Liberia Mía CF	1	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	Primera Div. Ver	Liberia Mía CF	14	0	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
06/07	2006-07-01	Mpl. Liberia II	Liberia	Transfer	0	—
10/11	2010-07-07	Águilas	Fredrikstad	Transfer	50000	—
11/12	2011-08-01	Fredrikstad	FC Copenhagen	Transfer	275000	€50k
12/13	2012-08-23	FC Copenhagen	Rosenborg	Loan	250000	—
12/13	2012-12-31	Rosenborg	FC Copenhagen	Return from loan	600000	—
12/13	2013-01-01	FC Copenhagen	Rosenborg	Transfer	600000	€400k
14/15	2014-08-05	Rosenborg	West Brom	Transfer	1000000	€2.40m
16/17	2016-08-30	West Brom	Celtic	Transfer	1500000	€1.20m
19/20	2019-08-27	Celtic	VfL Bochum	Transfer	750000	—
25/26	2025-07-01	VfL Bochum	Retired	Transfer	500000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
15/16	Bruised ribs	2016-06-09	2016-08-14	67	4
17/18	minor knock	2017-07-13	2017-08-01	20	6
18/19	Knock	2018-10-25	2018-10-31	7	3
19/20	muscular problems	2019-10-21	2019-11-17	28	5
20/21	Hip problems	2021-03-23	2021-04-01	10	2
20/21	Abdominal muscle strain	2021-05-08	2021-05-24	17	3
20/21	Knock	2021-05-09	2021-05-17	9	2
21/22	Arm injury	2021-08-25	2021-10-07	44	8
21/22	Corona virus	2022-03-16	2022-03-29	14	3
22/23	Knee medial ligament tear	2023-01-19	2023-03-24	65	11

Current—

Peak€2.00m

Low—

Δ since start−€50k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€550k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€750k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.25m
Jan 1, 1970	€750k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€900k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€275k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #22977	#12	9	0	—	—	former national player
Team #8497	#16	79	3	—	—	retired national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Takuma Asano	1	0
Philipp Hofmann	1	0
Keylor Navas	2	0
Jonas Svensson	2	0
Armel Bella-Kotchap	2	0
Christopher Antwi-Adjei	1	0
Marcos Ureña	1	0
Giancarlo González	1	0
Danny Blum	2	0
Danilo Soares	2	0
Joel Campbell	2	2
Silvere Ganvoula	2	1
Erhan Masovic	1	0
Robert Tesche	2	0
Milos Pantovic	2	0
Maxim Leitsch	2	0
Gerrit Holtmann	2	0
Celso Borges	2	2

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
21/22	Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	1	23
24/25	Bundesliga	VfL Bochum	1	12
2010	Adeccoligaen	Fredrikstad FK	1	11

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
18/19	Betfred Cup	Celtic FC	2	1
2010	Adeccoligaen	Fredrikstad FK	2	11
16/17	Premiership	Celtic FC	1	17

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
12/13	2012-12-31	Rosenborg	FC Copenhagen	Return from loan	—	€600k
12/13	2012-08-23	FC Copenhagen	Rosenborg	Loan	—	€250k

Teams faced most often by Cristian Gamboa's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Karlsruher SC	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	0%
Odds BK	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	100%
Sarpsborg 08	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	50%
FK Bodø/Glimt	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	0%
FK Haugesund	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	50%
Viking FK	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	50%
VfB Stuttgart	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0%
Hamburger SV	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0%
Tromsø IL	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3	0%
1. FC Nürnberg	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	50%
Lillestrøm SK	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100%
Kristiansund BK	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
07/08	Senior debut season
19/20	First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	RC	Cards / 90′
24/25	12	217	1	0	0	0.41
23/24	23	0	7	0	0	0
22/23	21	0	3	0	0	0
21/22	27	1,724	6	0	0	0.31
2013	31	0	2	1	0	0
2011	17	0	3	0	0	0
2010	14	920	2	2	0	0.39
20/21	32	0	11	0	0	0
19/20	26	2,085	5	0	0	0.22
15/16	4	0	1	0	0	0
14/15	17	0	2	0	0	0
12/13	6	0	1	0	0	0
11/12	2	0	1	0	0	0
09/10	14	0	3	0	0	0
08/09	14	0	0	0	1	0
07/08	14	0	0	1	0	0