Cristian Montaño

Cristian Alexis Montaño Castillo (born 11 December 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for club Livingston. A versatile player, he can play at left-back or as a forward, though his preferred position is as a winger; he is known for his pace.

Born in Cali, Colombia, he emigrated to London at a young age and joined the West Ham United Academy. He never played a first-team game for the club. He did play on loan at Notts County, Swindon Town, Dagenham & Redbridge and Oxford United. He was signed by Oldham Athletic in August 2012 but was sacked in December 2013 after being arrested for spot-fixing and rape. All charges were later dropped, and he returned to his hometown in Colombia to play for América de Cali. He returned to England and joined Bristol Rovers in July 2015. He helped the club to win promotion out of League Two in 2015–16 before he moved on to Port Vale in June 2017. He stayed at Vale Park for four seasons, where he learned to play at left-back. He signed with Livingston in May 2021. The club were relegated from the Scottish Premiership in 2024, though managed to win the Scottish Challenge Cup the following year before winning promotion via the play-offs in 2025. Provided by Wikipedia