Justin Stephen

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Justin Stephen
Personal information
Full name Justin Stephen
Date of birth (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Kottayam, Kerala, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
DSK Shivajians (on loan from Mumbai)
Number 4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Mahindra United
2010–2012 Prayag United
2012–2013 Mumbai 22 (2)
2013–2014 Mohammedan 3 (0)
2014– Mumbai 17 (1)
2015Chennaiyin (loan) 0 (0)
2016– DSK Shivajians 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Justin Stephen (born 1988) is an Indian footballer who played as a centre back.

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Early career

Justin is born and raised in Uzhavoor, Kottayam. He completed his studies at OLLHS, Uzhavoor and went for further studies at Christ College. He began his football career with the Unity Soccer Club in Thodupuzha and later went on to play for his college side of Christ College. [1]

Career

Justin's signed for football team Viva Kerala in 2006 during their pursuit for top division football. After one year, he was signed by Mumbai based club, Mahindra United. Justin played at the club until the club went defunct in 2010. He was signed by Chirag United and played for the team for a further two seasons. In 2012, he signed for Mumbai F.C. for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. The following season, he joined Mohammedan S.C. Justin re-signed for Mumbai F.C. in 2014. [2] In July 2015, Stephen was drafted to play for Tamil Nadu club Chennaiyin in the 2015 Indian Super League. [3]

Personal life

Stephen is a supporter of the Brazil national football team and considers English player John Terry as his role model. Indian He is the brother of Indian film producer, Listin Stephen. In addition to his footballer career, Justin worked as a producer for his brother's production studio Magic Frames. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Justin Stephen". Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. Sonpal, Jal (6 October 2014). "Mumbai FC sign 26 year old defender Justine Stephen". mumbaifc.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. Magic Touch. The Hindu .
  5. Justin Stephen on Twitter