Mathias Christen (born 18 August 1987) is a Liechtensteiner former international

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Vaduz Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...

, Christen has played club football in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Thailand for

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FC Wil FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a Association football, football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss Challenge League, ...

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, FC Linth 04,

USV Eschen/Mauren USV Eschen/Mauren is a Liechtensteiner football club from Eschen and Mauren. They play at the Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, which used to be the national football stadium, until the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz was built. USV Eschen/Mauren, like al ...

, Singhtarua and

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. He made his international debut for

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in 2008, and he has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. He scored his first international goal against

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during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.UEFA match report
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Career statistics

International goals

References

1987 births Living people Liechtenstein men's footballers Liechtenstein men's international footballers Liechtenstein expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Wil players FC Gossau players FC Vaduz players USV Eschen/Mauren players Mathias Christen FC Chur 97 players FC Balzers players FC Triesen players Swiss Challenge League players Liechtenstein expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Liechtenstein expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Footballers from Vaduz {{Liechtenstein-footy-bio-stub