Cristian Ponde
Cristian Ioan Ponde is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.Born in Făurești, Romania, Ponde emigrated to Portugal with his parents before his 10th birthday, and started playing football with S.C. Olhanense. In 2005, he joined Sporting CP to complete his formation.
On 24 February 2013, Ponde made his senior debut with the club's reserves, coming on as a substitute for fellow youth graduate Ricardo Esgaio for the final 14 minutes of a 5–1 home win against S.C. Freamunde for the second division championship. He scored his first goal as a professional on 30 March of that year, but in a 1–3 home loss to S.L. Benfica B.
On 2 March 2014, during a second level game against S.C. Covilhã, Ponde contracted a serious injury to his right knee, going on to be sidelined for several months. His maiden competitive appearance for the first team took place on 21 January 2015, when he played three minutes in a 2–3 defeat at C.F. Os Belenenses in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.
For the 2016–17 season, Ponde was loaned to Covilhã.Club statistics
