Christopher Jullien
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Jullien[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 March 1993||
Place of birth | Lagny-sur-Marne, France | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2][3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2006 | Torcy | ||
2006–2011 | Auxerre | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Auxerre | 25 | (2) |
2013–2016 | SC Freiburg | 1 | (0) |
2013–2016 | SC Freiburg II | 49 | (5) |
2015–2016 | → Dijon (loan) | 34 | (9) |
2016–2019 | Toulouse | 99 | (7) |
2019–2022 | Celtic | 37 | (5) |
2022– | Montpellier | 45 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2013 |
Christopher Jullien (born 22 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He is a former France youth international, having represented his country at under-20 level.
Club career[edit]
Early career and Auxerre[edit]
After failing to earn selection into the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, Jullien joined another local Parisian club, Torcy, the same club that produced France national team's Paul Pogba.[4] He then left in 2006 for Auxerre.
After a year spent playing with the club's reserve team, former coach Jean-Guy Wallemme started playing him during the 2012–13 campaign in the second division. He made his club debut on 24 August 2012, when Auxerre won 2–1 against Laval.[citation needed] Jullien scored his first professional goal a week later, in a League Cup match against Dijon.[citation needed]
SC Freiburg[edit]
Jullien signed his first professional contract with SC Freiburg on a free transfer, after Auxerre failed to do so in the summer of 2013.[5][6] During his first season in Freiburg, although he only appeared for the second team, he played in the fourth tier, the Regionalliga.[citation needed]
Loan to Dijon[edit]
In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon in Ligue 2.[7]
Toulouse[edit]
On 1 July 2016, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Ligue 1 side Toulouse.[8]
Celtic[edit]
On 28 June 2019, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Celtic. He signed for a fee rumored to be in the region of £7 million, which would make him Celtic's second most expensive signing (after fellow Frenchman Odsonne Édouard, who signed for £9 million the previous summer).[9]
In the following game against Romanians CFR Cluj, Jullien was left on the bench as Celtic crashed out losing 4–3 on the night and 5–4 on aggregate in a Champions League Qualifying 3rd round 2nd leg tie.[10] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League qualifying tie against AIK on 29 August 2019.[11] He suffered a head injury in a game in September 2019.[12]
Jullien won his first domestic trophy, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Rangers in the 2019 Scottish League Cup Final on 8 December at Hampden Park.[13]
Montpellier[edit]
On 23 August 2022, Jullien signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier on a three-year contract.[14] Celtic received a transfer fee of €1 million.[15]
International career[edit]
Jullien was a member of France U20 team that won France's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.
Career statistics[edit]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Auxerre | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
SC Freiburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Dijon (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 9 | ||
Toulouse | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 5 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
Total | 99 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 109 | 9 | |||
Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12[b] | 2 | — | 47 | 7 | |
2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | 62 | 10 | |||
Montpellier | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Career total | 229 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 268 | 31 |
- ^ Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League
Honours[edit]
Celtic
France U20
References[edit]
- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Player profile Christopher Jullien". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Jullien". Toulouse FC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Der SC Freiburg verpflichtet Christopher Jullien". Badische Zeitung (in German). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Bienvenue, Christopher Jullien!". SC Freiburg (in German). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Fribourg prête Christopher Jullien à Dijon". m.lequipe.fr (in French). 27 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Christopher Jullien, première recrue estivale du TFC" [Christopher Jullien, the first summer signing of TFC]. Toulouse FC (in French). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Christopher Jullien: Defender joins Celtic from Toulouse". BBC Sport. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Celtic's Jullien thankful for German disappointment". The Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "AIK 1-4 Celtic". BBC. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical 0-1 Celtic: Chrstopher Jullien set to be 'fine' for Euro action after head knock". 14 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Jullien earns 10-man Celtic win over Rangers in fiery Old Firm cup final". The Independent. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Transferts : Christopher Jullien (Celtic Glasgow) a signé à Montpellier" [Transfers: Christopher Jullien (Celtic Glasgow) has signed for Montpellier]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Montpellier sign Christopher Jullien for €1million plus add-ons, on a 3 year deal". The Celtic Star. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Christopher Jullien - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
- ^ Christopher Jullien at Soccerway
- ^ "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020
- ^ "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- Christopher Jullien profile at foot-national.com
- Christopher Jullien at FootballDatabase.eu
- Christopher Jullien – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Christopher Jullien at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Christopher Jullien at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Christopher Jullien at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Lagny-sur-Marne
- Footballers from Seine-et-Marne
- French men's footballers
- Black French sportspeople
- Men's association football defenders
- France men's youth international footballers
- Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- US Torcy players
- AJ Auxerre players
- SC Freiburg players
- Dijon FCO players
- Toulouse FC players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Montpellier HSC players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland