Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 August 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | FC Triesen | ||
2005–2008 | FC Balzers | ||
2008–2009 | FC Wil | 14 | (4) |
2009 | FC Gossau | 3 | (0) |
2009–2010 | FC Vaduz | 11 | (4) |
2010–2012 | FC Linth 04 | ||
2012–2013 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 24 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Singhtarua | ||
2014 | FC Triesenberg | ||
2014–2015 | Chur 97 | 17 | (6) |
2015–2016 | FC Triesenberg | ||
2016 | FC Vaduz II | ||
2017 | FC St. Margrethen | ||
2017–2018 | USV Eschen/Mauren | 5 | (1) |
International career | |||
2008–2014 | Liechtenstein | 36 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mathias Christen (born 18 August 1987) is a Liechtensteiner former international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Vaduz, Christen has played club football in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Thailand for FC Triesen, FC Balzers, FC Wil, FC Gossau, FC Vaduz, FC Linth 04, USV Eschen/Mauren, Singhtarua and FC Triesenberg. [1] [2]
He made his international debut for Liechtenstein in 2008, [1] and he has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. [3] He scored his first international goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. [4]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
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1. | 7 September 2012 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–8 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
2. | 14 August 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Croatia | 2–3 | Loss | Friendly | ||||||||
Correct as of 7 October 2015 [5] | ||||||||||||||
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