Christian Caulker (born 25 December 1988) is a Sierra Leonean

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who plays for Maryland Bobcats FC as a

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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

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in Southern Sierra Leone.

Career

The first choice goalkeeper of

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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

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qualifier against

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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

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qualifier against

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and

. 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

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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 {{SierraLeone-footy-bio-stub