Chris Christian (soccer)

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Chris Christian
Personal information
Full name Christopher Christian
Date of birth (1989-03-27) March 27, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth New York, New York, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Villanova Wildcats
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 New Jersey Rangers 2 (0)
2010–2011 Central Jersey Spartans 17 (3)
2012–2013 Motor Lublin
2013–2014 Liberty Professionals
2015 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 (1)
2015 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Sacramento Republic 56 (1)
2018 San Antonio FC 4 (0)
2019 Oakland Roots 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:10, August 31, 2019 (UTC)

Christopher Christian (born March 27, 1989) is an American soccer player who most recently played as a defender for Oakland Roots SC in the National Independent Soccer Association.

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Raised in West Orange, New Jersey, Christian attended West Orange High School. [1]

Career

College and amateur

Christian played four years of college soccer at Villanova University between 2007 and 2010. [2] While at college, Christian also appeared for USL PDL sides New Jersey Rangers and Central Jersey Spartans. [3]

Professional

After time in Poland and Ghana, Christian signed with NASL side Atlanta Silverbacks on March 17, 2015. [4] On August 7, 2015, Christian moved to United Soccer League side Colorado Springs Switchbacks on loan. [5]

On January 25, 2016, Sacramento Republic FC signed Christian while a free agent after his time with Colorado Springs.

On February 15, 2018, Christian signed with San Antonio FC for the 2018 season. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Chris Christian, Vanderbilt Commodores men's soccer. Accessed September 24, 2019. "Hometown: West Orange, N.J. High School: West Orange"
  2. ↑ "Player Bio: Chris Christian - VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". www.villanova.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Chris Christian | SoccerStats.us".
  4. ↑ "Roster | Atlanta Silverbacks". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC » SFC is Proud to Introduce NASL Loanee Chris Christian!". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  6. ↑ "San Antonio Fc Signs Defender Chris Christian". 15 February 2018.
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