Cristhian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkɾistjan esˈtwani]; born 12 October 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains La Liga club Girona.

He went on to spend the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, in representation of several clubs, including Espanyol; he signed with Middlesbrough from England in 2015 and, two years later, joined Girona.

[4] When Stuani joined, the club was second from bottom and had the fewest goals scored in the league, following Rolando Bianchi's departure for Manchester City in the previous summer – he went scoreless in 12 games, but the Reggio Calabria team managed to retain their division status.

In 2008–09, he scored his only league goal from a penalty kick in the last round, a 1–1 home draw against Siena,[5] having only appeared in four more matches during the entire season, which ended in top-flight relegation.

[12] In December 2011, he scored a brace in each leg of the Copa del Rey tie against Rayo Vallecano, including a late penalty in the second game which secured a win on the away goals rule following a 6–6 aggregate draw.

[13] In summer 2012, Stuani was linked with a move to Deportivo de La Coruña and even passed his medical[14] but, on 28 August, he signed a four-year contract with Espanyol[15] even though that club and Reggina had initially agreed on a season-long loan.

[24] He did not find the net again until the final game of the season on the following 7 May, opening a 1–1 home draw with Brighton & Hove Albion which won promotion to the Premier League at the opponents' expense; the goal's worth was valued at £170 million.

[29] On 10 March 2019, Stuani became the club's all-time scorer in the top tier with 38 successful strikes after a 2–3 loss to Valencia at the Estadi Montilivi, surpassing former holder Jandro;[30] despite totalling 19 during the season to repeat the same position in the scoring department, the team succumbed to relegation on the last matchday.

[35] He missed the first two league games due to a groin injury,[36] but scored in his first appearance on 1 September 2019 to help the hosts defeat Málaga 1–0;[37] he added a hat-trick the following weekend, at home to Rayo Vallecano (3–1).