Christopher Jullien

Christopher Jullien
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993
Place of birth Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2005 US Torcy
2005–2011 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Auxerre 25 (2)
2013–2016 SC Freiburg 1 (0)
2013–2015 SC Freiburg II 49 (5)
2015–2016 → Dijon (loan) 34 (9)
2016– Toulouse 0 (0)
National team‡
2013– France U20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:16, 12 March 2016 (UTC).

‡ 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 Ligue 1 side Toulouse. 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.

Dijon FCO (loan)

In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon FCO in the Ligue 2.[3]

Toulouse

On 1 July 2016, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Ligue 1 side Toulouse.[4]

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
  3. ↑ "Fribourg prête Christopher Jullien à Dijon (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. June 27, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.
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