Justice Christopher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justice Longs Christopher | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nasarawa United F.C. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Amazing International FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999 | Katsina United | ||
| 2000 | Sharks | ||
| 2001 | Bendel Insurance | ||
| 2001–2002 | Royal Antwerp | 14 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Levski Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Trelleborg | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Herfølge | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Nasarawa United | ||
| National team | |||
| 2001–2002 | Nigeria | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Justice Longs Christopher (born 24 December 1981 in Jos) is a Nigerian football player, who plays for Nasarawa United F.C.
Career
Christopher has played for several clubs, including Katsina United, Sharks F.C., Bendel Insurance FC, Antwerp FC (Belgium), Levski Sofia (Bulgaria), Trelleborgs FF (Sweden), Alania Vladikavkaz in Russia and Herfølge BK in Denmark.
After the end of the season 2006/2007 announced his retirement of football.[1]
On 21 October 2012 announced his comeback and signed for Nasarawa United.[2]
International
He plays for Nigeria national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and holds eleven caps.[3]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001/02 | Royal Antwerp | First Division | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002/03 | Levski Sofia | A PFG | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2003/04 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004 | Trelleborg | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| Russia | League | Russian Cup | Premier League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005 | Alania Vladikavkaz | Premier League | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006/07 | Herfølge | First Division | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| Country | Belgium | 14 | 1 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Norway | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | ||||||||||
National team statistics
| Nigeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
External links
- ↑ "Nasarawa sign ex-World Cup star – SuperSport – Football". SuperSport. 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "World Cup star Christopher to prove himself in NPL". Mtnfootball.com.
- ↑ "Justice Christopher". BBC News. 20 May 2002.
- ↑ Justice Christopher at National-Football-Teams.com
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