Christian Eric Chaney (born September 8, 1994) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who currently plays for

Charlotte Independence Charlotte Independence is an American soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that plays in the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Independence currently play their home games at American Legion Memoria ...

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's association football, soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019 USL League One season, 2019. The United States soccer league system, Division III league is operated ...

Career

Chaney played

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Fresno City College Fresno City College (FCC or "Fresno City") is a public community college in Fresno, California. It is part of the State Center Community College District within the California Community Colleges system. Fresno City College operates on a semeste ...

between 2011 and 2014. In the summer of 2012, Chaney played with Mexican side

C.D. De los Altos Club Deportivo Yahualica De Los Altos is a association football, football team that currently playing in the Second Division and Third Division of Mexico. is held in the city of Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo, Jalisco, Mexico. They play in their sta ...

as an amateur player. Chaney has also played with

Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

side

Fresno Fuego Fresno Football Club U-23, formerly Fresno Fuego FC, was an American association football, soccer team based in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid ...

, where was a candidate for the League MVP in 2016, after scoring 13 goals in 12 appearances. After appearing in a friendly for

against Armenian side

Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan (), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenia, Armenian professional Association football, football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999 the club has been owned by the Sw ...

, Chaney was signed by the

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...

club. Chaney returned to the United States when he signed with

United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...

club

Sacramento Republic Sacramento Republic FC is an American professional soccer team based in Sacramento, California, that competes in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second level in US soccer. Co-founded by Warren Smith and Joe Wagoner in 2012, t ...

on August 12, 2016. In September 2016, Chaney appeared for

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...

in a friendly match against C.F. Pachuca. Chaney signed with newly hometown USL club

Fresno FC Fresno Football Club was an American professional soccer team based in Fresno, California. Founded in 2017, the team was a member of the USL Championship, a second-tier league in the American Soccer Pyramid. Their first game took place on March ...

on December 6, 2017. Following a stint in Malta with

Mosta F.C. Mosta Football Club is a Malta, Maltese football (soccer), football club based in the town of Mosta on the island of Malta (island), Malta. They have played in the Maltese Premier League since the 2011–12 season. Mosta FC's eternal rivals are ...

, Chaney returned to the United States on August 20, 2020, joining USL side

. Chaney returned to Fresno on January 27, 2022, signing with

expansion club Central Valley Fuego. Prior to the 2023 season, Chaney moved to fellow

side

Forward Madison FC Forward Madison FC is an American professional soccer team based in Madison, Wisconsin. The team was founded in 2018, and played its inaugural season in 2019. The team competes in USL League One, the third division of the United States soccer l ...

. On March 12, 2025, Chaney was announced as a new signing for USL League One side

Career statistics

Club

''As of .''

References

External links

Sacramento Republic FC player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaney, Christian 1994 births Living people Soccer players from Fresno, California American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Fresno FC U-23 players Sacramento Republic FC players Fresno FC players FC Ararat Yerevan players Mosta F.C. players Charlotte Independence players Central Valley Fuego FC players Forward Madison FC players USL League Two players USL Championship players Armenian Premier League players Maltese Premier League players American expatriate sportspeople in Armenia American expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Fresno City College alumni College men's soccer players in the United States 21st-century American sportsmen