| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian John Eizmendi Schaffner [1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 25, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Palo Alto, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stallion Laguna | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Junipero Serra High School | |||
| 2016–2017 | CF Hernán Cortés | ||
| 2017–2018 | Alpine Strikers | ||
| 2018–2019 | CF Hernán Cortés | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Ithaca College | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Academy of Art University | 33 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Bay Cities | ||
| 2022–2023 | San Francisco Glens | ||
| 2023 | Maharlika Manila | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Stallion Laguna | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:24, September 18, 2023 (UTC) | |||
Christian John Eizmendi Schaffner (born September 25, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays a defender for Philippines Football League team Stallion Laguna. [1] [2]
Schaffner was born in Palo Alto, California, and played soccer for Junipero Serra High School. [3] [4] In 2016, he temporarily moved to Zaragoza, Spain to learn the language and culture and played for the youth team of CF Hernán Cortés, returning for another year in 2018. [5] [6]
After spending time in Spain, Schaffner first played college soccer at Ithaca College in 2019, playing four matches in only one season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] In 2021, he transferred to Academy of Art University, playing two years and making 33 appearances before graduating. [3] [7]
While playing soccer at both Ithaca and Academy of Art, he played club soccer for Bay Cities, who were at the time participating in the National Independent Soccer Association. [8] [9] [10] [7] After graduating, he played for the San Francisco Glens. [11] [12]
In 2023, the Philippines Football League clubs held a combine in the San Francisco Bay Area to scout for trialists for their clubs. Schaffner made it to the first team of Maharlika Manila. [11] [12] [13] [14] He made his debut in the second half of the season, captaining the team in a 1–0 win over Mendiola, the team's first of the season. After the season's conclusion, he signed for Stallion Laguna as a reinforcement for the club's campaign in the 2023–24 AFC Cup, [1] [2] [15] scoring in the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara. [16] [17]