About Cristian Ansaldi

Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (born 20 September 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie B club Parma. He has also been capped five times with the Argentina national team.

A defender who plays with both feet, he is equally at ease as a right or left back. Although dribbling mostly with his right foot, he prefers to shoot with his left.

Ansaldi was called for Argentina on 14 November 2009, for a friendly game against Spain.

In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.