Cristian Paul Arano Ruiz (born 23 February 1995, in

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) is a

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professional

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currently playing for Guabirá in the

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and the Bolivia national team.

Club career

Arano made his first division debut in a 3–0 home victory over

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on 13 March 2014. He scored his first goal with Blooming on 9 August 2015, in a 1–1 draw against

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International career

Youth

In 2010, Arano was selected by Boliva U16 squad to play in the

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held in Singapore. He scored a goal on 16 August 2010 in a 9–0 thrashing win against Haiti U16. Arano was summoned to the Bolivian U20 team to play in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.

Senior

Arano was named in Bolivia's senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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in November 2015 but he didn't make an appearance. He make his debut for

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on 13 October 2018 during a friendly match against

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in a 3–0 win in

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. Arano was selected by head coach Eduardo Villegas to be part of Bolivia

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squad. He make his only appearance playing the full match against

in a 1–3 lost on 22 June 2019. On 16 October 2019, Arano recorded his first assist where he set up Erwin Saavedra for his second goal of the game as Bolivia went on to win

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3–1 in a friendly match.

Club career

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