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

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player who plays as a

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for Belgien side Patro Eisden, on loan from

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club

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a Danish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Brøndbyvester. Brøndby IF denotes the professional football section of Brøndbyernes ...

Club career

FC Dallas

Che joined the

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academy in 2009. During 2020, Che played with the FC Dallas

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affiliate side,

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, 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 (loan)

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

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side

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. On February 12, he joined

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on loan. On June 15, it was announced that Che would return to FC Dallas.

Hoffenheim (loan)

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

club

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from

Brøndby

In July 2023, Che signed for

club Brøndby. Shortly after, on August 17, 2023, Che joined

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club

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on a season-long loan deal. The move spawned criticism from some supporters, as the deal happened between two of

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's stakeholder clubs. Che returned to Brøndby at the end of the season. On February 3, 2025, on transfer deadline day, Che joined Belgian

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club Patro Eisden on a season-long loan deal.

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.

Career statistics

Honors

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All-League Team:

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References

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