Cristian Tello

#37 · Midfielder · Al Fateh FC

Nationality

Spain

Born

1991-08-11

Birthplace

Sabadell, Spain

Height

1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight

141 lbs

Position

Midfielder

Cristian Tello Herrera (born 11 August 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Saudi Professional League club Al Fateh. He spent his youth at Espanyol and Barcelona, playing for both clubs' reserves before breaking through into the first team of the latter. He also spent one and a half seasons in Portugal with Porto and as many in Italy with Fiorentina, returning to Spain with Betis in 2017. Tello represented Spain at the 2012 Olympics, and was part of the under-21 squad which won the European Championship in 2013. He won his first full cap in 2013.