Christian Caulker (born 25 December 1988) is a Sierra Leonean
footballer
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who plays for
Maryland Bobcats FC as a
goalkeeper
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.
Family heritage
Christian Caulker is of
Sherbro and
Creole parentage. Historically intermarriage among Creoles and Sherbros was frequent during the 19th and 20th centuries. Caulker is a descendant of the prominent Sherbro Caulker chieftaincy family of Sherbro and
English descent. The Caulkers originate from
Bonthe District
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in Southern Sierra Leone.
Career
The first choice goalkeeper of
Sierra Leone National Premier League
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club
F. C. Kallon moved in January 2011 on loan to
Västerås SK.
In July 2014, Caulker was suspended indefinitely, along with
Ibrahim Koroma,
Samuel Barlay and
Ibrahim Kargbo over allegations of match-fixing relating to an
Africa Cup of Nations
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qualifier against
South Africa
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which ended
0–0.
His indefinite ban was lifted on 10 March 2015 along with all other players and officials who were suspended. Although an apology was provided, he was still unimpressed saying due to the impact the allegations had on his reputation, "I am innocent of all the allegations. I only know it is a matter of time the truth will always prevail over falsehood and evil."
International career
Caulker has been the number one goalkeeper for the
Leone Stars since making his international debut against
Guinea Bissau on 15 October 2007.
He started in all six games for Sierra Leone at the first round group stage of the
2010 World Cup
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qualifier against
Equatorial Guinea
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,
Nigeria
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and
South Africa
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. Caulker is highly regarded as the best Sierra Leonean goalkeeper at this time. Caulker was the first-choice goalkeeper for Sierra Leone U-17 team and at the
2005 Meridian Cup in
Turkey
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.
References
External links
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NISA player profile
1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Freetown
Men's association football goalkeepers
Sherbro people
Sierra Leonean men's footballers
Sierra Leonean people of British descent
Sierra Leone men's international footballers
Sportspeople involved in betting scandals
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers
Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
National Independent Soccer Association players
Maryland Bobcats FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Västerås SK Fotboll players
F.C. Kallon players
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
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