Cristian Gustavo Leiva is an Argentine football midfielder. He was born on September 26, 1979, in the city of Chilecito in La Rioja Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Anderlecht of the Jupiler League in Belgium. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Chilecito is the second most important city in the Argentine province of La Rioja, and head of the department of Chilecito. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... The Belgian First Division, also known as Jupiler League (for sponsorship reasons), is the top competition in Belgian football (soccer). ...

Leiva started his career at Club Atlético Banfield in the Primera Division Argentina in 2001. In 2002 he joined Cruz Azul in Mexico but he soon returned to Argentina to play for Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). After only one season with Ginasia he returned to Banfield. Club Atlético Banfield is a professional football (soccer) team from Banfield, a village in the Buenos Aires Province and 14 km south of Buenos Aires. ... Primera División (first division) is the top category of Argentine football (soccer), and its organized by the Argentine Football Association. ... Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Deportivo Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul, is a Mexican professional football club. ... Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata is a sports club in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, mostly known for its successful basketball team of the 1970s and 1980s and for its professional football team. ...

In July 2006 Leiva was signed by Anderlecht.