Christopher Jullien

Christopher Jullien
Personal information
Date of birth22 March 1993
Place of birthLagny-sur-Marne, France
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number5
Youth career
2002–2005US Torcy
2005–2011Auxerre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013Auxerre25(2)
2013–SC Freiburg1(0)
2013–SC Freiburg II43(5)
National team
2013–France U202(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2013

Christopher Jullien (born 22 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Bundesliga side SC Freiburg. He is a French youth international having represented his country at under-20 level.

Club career

After failing to earn selection into the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, Jullien joined another local Parisian club US Torcy, the same club that produced France national team's Paul Pogba.[1] He then left in 2005 for Auxerre. Jullien spent six years in the youth and senior teams at the club before being spotted by SC Freiburg.

Auxerre

After having spent his first two years in football, Jullien signed up on an aspirant (youth) contract with first division club Auxerre at age 12. He quickly established himself in the club's youth system.

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

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.[2] During his first season in Freiburg although he only was capped for the second team, playing in fourth tier Regionalliga.

International career

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

References

  1. "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. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. http://www.soccerfame.com/transfer/20145/christopher-jullien

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