Cristian Harson Bonilla Garzón (born 2 June 1993) is a retired Colombian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Cristian Bonilla

Bonilla with Colombia Olympic team at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Harson Bonilla Garzón[1]
Date of birth	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Manizales, Colombia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Boyacá Chicó	30	(0)
2012–2018	Atlético Nacional	56	(0)
2015	→ La Equidad (loan)	28	(0)
2017–2018	→ La Equidad (loan)	29	(0)
2018–2019	Al-Fayha	15	(0)
2019–2021	La Equidad	40	(0)
2020	→ Millonarios (loan)	1	(0)
2022	San Antonio FC	3	(0)
International career
2008–2009	Colombia U17	6	(0)
2011–2013	Colombia U20	16	(0)
2016	Colombia Olympic	8	(0)
Medal record  Colombia Copa América Centenario 2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

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Bonilla made his debut within the Colombian top tier at only 16 years of age with Boyacá Chicó, before eventually signing with Colombian giants Atletico Nacional, where he went on to win a double in his debut year, winning both the Copa Colombia title and the very first Superliga Colombiana.

He represented Colombia at the 2011 Toulon Tournament, where he was the best player of the final, as he went on to save two penalties in the penalty shoot out against France. Colombia went on to beat France 3–1, thus obtaining Colombia's 3rd title at the tournament. He featured in all of Colombia's matches at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the hosts reached the quarter-finals. He was also the starting choice for the 2013 South American Youth Championship, where Colombia won their 3rd title.

Bonilla had his first international experience with the Colombian U-17 side disputing the 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship, securing a fourth-place finish to qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup where Colombia had also finished fourth. Bonilla was part of the U-20 team that won the 2011 Toulon Tournament. He was selected to be the starting goalkeeper for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in Colombia.

His previous talents representing Colombia over these recent years led him to return to the U20 team at the 2013 South American Youth Championship. He was selected as the number 1 goalkeeper playing in every match with the exception of the final where Colombia won their 3rd South American Youth title. He was praised for his impressive improvement since the last youth tournaments.

Bonilla made a return to the Toulon Tournament in the 2013 edition, where he made it to the finals with Colombia. However, Colombia gave away the sole winning goal in the first half in a 1–0 loss against Brazil. Despite this, he won the Meilleur gardien award.