Christopher Jullien (born 22 March 1993) is a French-Martinican professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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for club
Montpellier
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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 France national team's
Paul Pogba
Paul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who is a free agent. He primarily plays as a central midfielder.
Born in Lagny-sur-Marne, Pogba joined the youth team of Ligue 2 side Le Havre in 2007. He joined Ma ...
. He then left in 2006 for
Auxerre
Auxerre ( , , Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Auchoirre'') is the capital (Prefectures in France, prefecture) of the Yonne Departments of France, department and the fourth-largest city in the Burgundy historical region southeast of Par ...
.
After a year spent playing with the club's reserve team, former coach
Jean-Guy Wallemme
Jean-Guy Wallemme (born 10 August 1967) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of club Paris 13 Atletico.
Playing career
Wallemme was a mainstay of the Lens team which won the French championship in 19 ...
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
Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...
.
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
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The term is often associated with the Germa ...
.
Loan to Dijon
In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon in
Ligue 2
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.
Toulouse
On 1 July 2016, Jullien signed a four-year contract for
Ligue 1
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side
Toulouse
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.
Celtic
On 28 June 2019, Jullien signed a four-year contract for
Celtic
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Sports Foot ...
. 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
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, 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
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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
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Hampden Park
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.
Montpellier
On 23 August 2022, Jullien signed with Ligue 1 side
Montpellier
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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
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held in Turkey.
Career statistics
Honours
Celtic
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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish League Cup
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...