Christopher Jullien

Christopher Jullien

Jullien in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Jullien [1]
Date of birth	(1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth	Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2] [3]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Montpellier
Number	6
Youth career
2003–2006	Torcy
2006–2011	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Auxerre	25	(2)
2013–2016	SC Freiburg	1	(0)
2013–2016	SC Freiburg II	49	(5)
2015–2016	→ Dijon (loan)	34	(9)
2016–2019	Toulouse	99	(7)
2019–2022	Celtic	37	(5)
2022–	Montpellier	50	(1)
International career‡
2013	France U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2013

Christopher Jullien (born 22 March 1993) is a French-Martinican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He is a Martinican descent, former France youth international, having represented his country at under-20 level.

Club career

Early career and Auxerre

Born in France, origin from French island, Martinique. After failing to earn selection into the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, Jullien joined another local Parisian club, Torcy, the same club that produced France national team's Paul Pogba. ^[4] He then left in 2006 for Auxerre.

After a year spent playing with the club's reserve team, former coach Jean-Guy Wallemme started playing him during the 2012–13 campaign in the second division. He made his club debut on 24 August 2012, when Auxerre won 2–1 against Laval.^{[ citation needed ]} Jullien scored his first professional goal a week later, in a League Cup match against Dijon.^{[ citation needed ]}

SC Freiburg

Jullien signed his first professional contract with SC Freiburg on a free transfer, after Auxerre failed to do so in the summer of 2013. ^{[5] [6]} During his first season in Freiburg, although he only appeared for the second team, he played in the fourth tier, the Regionalliga.^{[ citation needed ]}

Loan to Dijon

In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon in Ligue 2. ^[7]

Toulouse

On 1 July 2016, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Ligue 1 side Toulouse. ^[8]

Celtic

On 28 June 2019, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Celtic. He signed for a fee rumored to be in the region of £7 million, which would make him Celtic's second most expensive signing (after fellow Frenchman Odsonne Édouard, who signed for £9 million the previous summer). ^[9]

In the following game against Romanians CFR Cluj, Jullien was left on the bench as Celtic crashed out losing 4–3 on the night and 5–4 on aggregate in a Champions League Qualifying 3rd round 2nd leg tie. ^[10] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League qualifying tie against AIK on 29 August 2019. ^[11] He suffered a head injury in a game in September 2019. ^[12]

Jullien won his first domestic trophy, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Rangers in the 2019 Scottish League Cup Final on 8 December at Hampden Park. ^[13]

Montpellier

On 23 August 2022, Jullien signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier on a three-year contract. ^[14] Celtic received a transfer fee of €1 million. ^[15]

International career

Jullien was a member of France U20 team that won France's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.

Career statistics

As of 5 October 2023 ^{[16] [17]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre	2012–13	Ligue 2	25	2	0	0	1	1	—		—		26	3
SC Freiburg	2013–14	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
Dijon (loan)	2015–16	Ligue 2	34	9	0	0	3	0	—		—		37	9
Toulouse	2016–17	Ligue 1	35	4	1	0	2	1	—		—		38	5
	2017–18	Ligue 1	30	2	1	0	3	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	36	3
	2018–19	Ligue 1	34	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		35	1
	Total		99	7	3	0	5	1	—		2	1	109	9
Celtic	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	28	4	4	0	3	1	12 [lower-alpha 2]	2	—		47	7
	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	9	1	0	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	2	—		14	3
	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		37	5	5	0	4	1	16	4	—		62	10
Montpellier	2022–23	Ligue 1	30	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	2023–24	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
Career total			229	23	8	0	13	3	16	4	2	1	268	31

1. Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
2. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances and one goal in both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2019–20 ^[18]
• Scottish Cup: 2019–20 ^[19]
• Scottish League Cup: 2019–20 ^[20]

France U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. "Player profile Christopher Jullien". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
3. "Jullien". Toulouse FC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
4. "En moins d'un an, Christopher Jullien est passé de la CFA 2 à une place de titulaire en pro" (in French). lyonne.fr. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
5. "Der SC Freiburg verpflichtet Christopher Jullien". Badische Zeitung (in German). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
6. "Bienvenue, Christopher Jullien!". SC Freiburg (in German). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
7. "Fribourg prête Christopher Jullien à Dijon". m.lequipe.fr (in French). 27 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
8. "Christopher Jullien, première recrue estivale du TFC" [Christopher Jullien, the first summer signing of TFC]. Toulouse FC (in French). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
9. "Christopher Jullien: Defender joins Celtic from Toulouse". BBC Sport. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
10. "Celtic's Jullien thankful for German disappointment". The Herald . Retrieved 30 June 2019.
11. "AIK 1-4 Celtic". BBC. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
12. "Hamilton Academical 0-1 Celtic: Chrstopher Jullien set to be 'fine' for Euro action after head knock". 14 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
13. "Jullien earns 10-man Celtic win over Rangers in fiery Old Firm cup final". The Independent. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
14. "Transferts : Christopher Jullien (Celtic Glasgow) a signé à Montpellier" [Transfers: Christopher Jullien (Celtic Glasgow) has signed for Montpellier]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
15. "Montpellier sign Christopher Jullien for €1million plus add-ons, on a 3 year deal". The Celtic Star. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
16. "Christopher Jullien - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
17. Christopher Jullien at Soccerway
18. "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
19. Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020
20. "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

External links

• Christopher Jullien profile at foot-national.com
• Christopher Jullien – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Christopher Jullien at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Christopher Jullien at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Christopher Jullien at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)