Alex Junior Christian

Alex Junior Christian

Christian with Haiti in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Alex Junior Christian
Date of birth	(1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	West Armenia
Number	22
Youth career
	Jacot Football Passion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Violette	16	(0)
2014	Ironbound Soul	12	(5)
2014–2015	Vila Real	11	(3)
2015–2017	Boavista	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Vila Real (loan)	19	(1)
2016–2017	→ A.D. Camacha (loan)	25	(1)
2017–2019	Gandzasar Kapan	41	(9)
2019–2021	Ararat-Armenia	34	(2)
2021	Atyrau	19	(1)
2022	Taraz	21	(0)
2023	Telavi	12	(0)
2023	Aksu	8	(0)
2024–	West Armenia	13	(0)
International career‡
2015	Haiti U23	6	(1)
2015–	Haiti	52	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2021

Alex Junior Christian (born 5 December 1993) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for West Armenia and the Haiti national team. ^[1]

Club career

Alex Christian began his career with Haitian Premier League Side Violette. After a few years with Violette, he moved overseas and joined American semi-pro side Ironbound SC. After a few games with Ironbound, he earned a move to Portugal and was signed by Vila Real.

In January 2015, Christian signed a six-month contract with Vila Real, before joining Boavista in June 2015 until the summer of 2018. ^[2]

In June 2017, Christian signed for Armenian Premier League club FC Gandzasar Kapan on a one-year contract. ^[3]

On 11 January 2019, Christian signed for FC Ararat-Armenia. ^[4] On 21 January 2021, Ararat-Armenia confirmed that Christian had left the club following the expiration of his contract. ^[5]

On 5 August 2024, Christian return to the Armenian Premier League to sign for West Armenia. ^[6]

International career

On 16 May 2019, Christian was named in Haiti's 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. ^{[7] [8]} On 23 May 2019, Christian was confirmed in the final squad. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2023 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vila Real	2014–15	Campeonato de Portugal	9	0	0	0	–		–		–		9	0
Boavista	2015–16	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Vila Real (loan)	2015–16	Campeonato de Portugal	19	0	0	0	–		–		–		19	0
AD Camacha (loan)	2016–17	Campeonato de Portugal	23	0	1	0	–		–		–		24	0
Gandzasar Kapan	2017–18	Armenian Premier League	27	8	3	1	–		2	0	–		32	9
	2018–19		14	1	2	0	–		2	0	1	0	19	1
	Total		41	9	5	1	–		4	0	1	0	51	10
Ararat-Armenia	2018–19	Armenian Premier League	11	0	2	0	–		–		–		13	0
	2019–20		19	0	4	0	–		2	0	1	0	26	0
	2020–21		4	0	0	0	–		1	0	1	0	6	0
	Total		34	0	4	0	–		3	0	2	0	45	0
Atyrau	2021	Kazakhstan Premier League	19	1	3	0	-		-		-		22	1
Taraz	2022	Kazakhstan Premier League	21	0	7	1	-		-		-		28	1
Telavi	2023	Erovnuli Liga	7	0	0	0	-		-		-		7	0
Aksu	2023	Kazakhstan Premier League	8	0	0	0	-		-		-		8	0
Career total			181	10	22	1	0	0	7	0	3	0	213	12

International

As of match played 15 October 2023 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Haiti	2015	3	0
	2016	4	0
	2017	6	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	13	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	5	1
	2023	10	0
Total		52	1

Honours

Gandzasar

• Armenian Cup: 2017–18 ^[11]

Ararat-Armenia

• Armenian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20 ^[1]
• Armenian Supercup: 2019 ^[1]

References

1. Alex Junior Christian at Soccerway
2. "Foot – Transfert: Alex Jr Christian quitte SC Vila Real pour FC Boavista". haititempo.com (in French). HaitiTempo. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
3. "Гандзасар-Капан подписал контракт с защитником сборной Гаити". armfootball.com (in Russian). Armfootball. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
4. "Նոր տրանսֆեր". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
5. "Շնորհակալություն ենք հայտնում Ալեքսին և մաղթում նրան հաջողություն". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). Ararat Armenia FC Facebook. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
6. "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia (in Armenian). FC West Armenia Facebook. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
7. "LISTE DES JOUEURS PRÉ-SÉLECTIONNÉS" (in Haitian Creole). FHF Facebook. 16 May 2019.
8. "Gold Cup 2019 : Une pré-liste de 40 Grenadiers dévoilée" [Gold Cup 2019: A pre-list of 40 Grenadiers unveiled]. Haiti Tempo (in French). 17 May 2019.
9. "LES 23 CONVOQUÉS" (in Haitian Creole). FHF Facebook. 23 May 2019.
10. "Alex Christian". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
11. "Gandzasar vs. Alashkert". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

External links

• Alex Junior Christian at Soccerway
• Alex Junior Christian at National-Football-Teams.com