Christian Blandon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florida Tropics SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Creighton Bluejays | 60 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | VSI Tampa Flames | 9 | (2) |
| 2013 | Ocala Stampede | 9 | (2) |
| 2015 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Florida Tropics SC (indoor) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | United States beach | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 24, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 11, 2018 | |||
Christian Blandon (born October 2, 1992) is a Colombian-American professional footballer who is a current member of the United States national beach soccer team. He plays as a defender/midfielder.
Career
College and Youth
Blandon played four years of college soccer at Creighton University between 2011 and 2014.[1]
While at college, Blandon also appeared for USL PDL club VSI Tampa Flames and Ocala Stampede.[2]
Professional
On March 30, 2015, Blandon signed with North American Soccer League side Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[3] Following the 2016 North American Soccer League season, Blandon began playing indoor soccer with the Major Arena Soccer League's Florida Tropics SC. On November 18, 2016, Blandon was officially released by the Strikers.[4]
September 18, 2017 called up to the US National Beach soccer team and on October 20, 2017 makes he's first international debut against France in a 6–5 win in Puerta Vallarta Cup in Mexico.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.gocreighton.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3035&path=
- ^ http://soccerstats.us/bios/christian-blandon/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/10/19/15/44/20171019-news-beach-puerto-vallarta-roster-release
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Colombian footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Soccer players from Minnesota
- Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players
- VSI Tampa Bay FC (PDL) players
- Ocala Stampede players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- USL League Two players
- North American Soccer League players
- Major Arena Soccer League players
- Florida Tropics SC players
- American beach soccer players
- Sportspeople from Cali