Christian Blandon

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Christian Blandon
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Florida Tropics SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Creighton Bluejays 60 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 VSI Tampa Flames 9 (2)
2013 Ocala Stampede 9 (2)
2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 (0)
2016–2018 Florida Tropics SC (indoor) 7 (0)
International career
2017– United States beach 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 24, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 11, 2018

Christian Blandon (born October 2, 1992) is a Colombian-American professional footballer who is a current member of the United States national beach soccer team. He plays as a defender/midfielder.

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Career

College and Youth

Blandon played four years of college soccer at Creighton University between 2011 and 2014. [1]

While at college, Blandon also appeared for USL PDL club VSI Tampa Flames and Ocala Stampede. [2]

Professional

On March 30, 2015, Blandon signed with North American Soccer League side Fort Lauderdale Strikers. [3] Following the 2016 North American Soccer League season, Blandon began playing indoor soccer with the Major Arena Soccer League's Florida Tropics SC. On November 18, 2016, Blandon was officially released by the Strikers. [4]

September 18, 2017, called up to the US National Beach soccer team and on October 20, 2017, makes his first international debut against France in a 6–5 win in Puerta Vallarta Cup in Mexico. [5]

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References

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  2. "Christian Blandon | SoccerStats.us".
  3. "News | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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  5. "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".