Justin Isiah Che (born November 18, 2003) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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club

1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 1899 ...

, on loan from

FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). The franchise be ...

Club career

FC Dallas

Che joined the

academy in 2009. During 2020, Che played with the FC Dallas USL League One affiliate side, North Texas SC, where he earned 2020 USL League One All-League Team honors at the end of the season. Che subsequently signed a homegrown player deal with FC Dallas on October 2, 2020.

Bayern Munich

On January 5, 2021, Che was one of six FC Dallas players who went on a three-week training stint with German

side

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. On February 12, he joined Bayern Munich II on loan. On June 15, it was announced that Che would return to FC Dallas.

Hoffenheim

On January 21, 2022, it was announced Che had been loaned to

club

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from

. Che's loan to Hoffenheim is valid through June 30, 2023, at which point Hoffenheim has a purchase option in his contract.

International career

Che received his first call-up to the

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ahead of a friendly against

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on May 20, 2021, but did not feature in the match.

Personal life

Justin Che was born in the United States to a Cameroonian father and a German-Russian mother. His mother was born in Russia but raised in Germany, where her parents currently reside, and both her father and mother have German citizenship. Justin holds a German as well as an American passport. He is eligible for the national teams of the United States, Cameroon, Russia, and Germany.

Honors

Individual * USL League One All-League Team:

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2003 births Living people People from Frisco, Texas Soccer players from Texas American soccer players American people of Cameroonian descent Sportspeople of Cameroonian descent American people of Russian descent American people of German descent German people of Cameroonian descent German people of Russian descent Citizens of Germany through descent Association football defenders North Texas SC players FC Dallas players FC Bayern Munich II players USL League One players 3. Liga players Homegrown Players (MLS) American expatriate soccer players American expatriate soccer players in Germany United States men's under-20 international soccer players Major League Soccer players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Bundesliga players {{US-footy-defender-stub