Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristian F. Javier Samuel | ||
Date of birth | 6 April 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands [1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AC Commonwealth | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Brussels | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | LaGrange Panthers | 27 | (5) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Peachtree City MOBA | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Peachtree City MOBA | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Lionsbridge | 0 | (0) |
2020– | AC Commonwealth | ||
International career‡ | |||
United States U18 | |||
United States U20 | |||
2016– | British Virgin Islands | 25 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 26 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 |
Kristian F. Javier Samuel (born 6 April 1996) is a footballer. Born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, he represents British Virgin Islands national team.
Javier was born in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, United States to a Dominican Republic father and a British Virgin Islander mother.
Javier played soccer for Brussels at the DODDS (Department of Defense Dependents Schools) European Championships, where he was named boys' soccer athlete of the year. [2] He then moved back to America to play soccer at the LaGrange College for two seasons before leaving for Premier Development League side Peachtree City MOBA, where he played one game in the 2016 season. [3] [4]
Javier made his senior international debut in a 3–0 away loss to Martinique in qualification for the 2017 Caribbean Cup. [5] [6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Peachtree City MOBA | 2016 | PDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Lionsbridge | 2019 | USL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
British Virgin Islands | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 0 |
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