Christopher Jullien (born 22 March 1993) is a French-Martinican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Challenger Pro League club Dender EH in Belgium. He is a former France youth international, having represented his country at under-20 level.
Club career
Early career and Auxerre Born in France, he has origins from French island, Martinique. After failing to earn selection into the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, Jullien joined another local Parisian club, Torcy, the same club that produced the French national team's Paul Pogba. 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. Jullien scored his first professional goal a week later, in a League Cup match against Dijon.
SC 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. During his first season in Freiburg, although he only appeared for the second team, he played in the fourth tier, the Regionalliga.
Loan to Dijon In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon in Ligue 2.
Toulouse On 1 July 2016, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Ligue 1 side Toulouse.
Celtic 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).
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. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League qualifying tie against AIK on 29 August 2019. He suffered a head injury in a game in September 2019.
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.
Montpellier On 23 August 2022, Jullien signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier on a three-year contract. Celtic received a transfer fee of £700,000.
International career Jullien was a member of France U20 team that won France's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAuxerre2012–13Ligue 22520011——263SC Freiburg2013–14Bundesliga0000—00—002014–15Bundesliga1000———10Total1000—00—10Dijon (loan)2015–16Ligue 23490030——379Toulouse2016–17Ligue 13541021——3852017–18Ligue 13021030—2Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs13632018–19Ligue 13411000——351Total9973051—211099Celtic2019–20Scottish Premiership284403112Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa League2—4772020–21Scottish Premiership9100104Two appearances and one goal in both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League2—1432021–22Scottish Premiership00100000—10Total3755041164—6210Montpellier2022–23Ligue 13000000——3002023–24Ligue 1300000——30Total33000000000330Career total22923801331642126831
Honours Celtic Scottish Premiership: 2019–20 Scottish Cup: 2019–20Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020 Scottish League Cup: 2019–20
France U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013
References
External links Christopher Jullien profile at foot-national.com