Christina Chang (footballer)

Christina Chang de Oliveira (formerly Dzegede, born Christina Diane Chang; 13 June 1985), known as Christina Chang, is an American-born Jamaican footballer who plays as a defender for the Jamaica women's national team.

Christina Chang
Personal information
Full name Christina Chang de Oliveira
Birth name Christina Diane Chang
Date of birth (1985-06-13) 13 June 1985[1]
Place of birth Miami, Florida, U.S.[2]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender, forward[1][3]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Florida Atlantic Owls 81 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Florida Sol
California Storm
North Bay Wave
Palm Beach United
2018 FC Surge 1 (0)
International career
2008– Jamaica 7+ (2+)
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
CONCACAF W Championship
Third place2018 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

College career

Chang attended Florida Atlantic University.[2][4]

Club career

Chang played for several Women's Premier Soccer League teams, with FC Surge being the most recent.[5][6]

International career

Chang represented Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers and more recently at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 August 2018National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda1–09–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
211 October 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States Cuba6–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Personal life

Chang is of both Afro-Jamaican and Chinese Jamaican descent.[8] Her parents hail from Harbour View, Jamaica.[9] She was married to fellow FAU alumn Samuel Dzegede.[10][11] She has since been remarried but to Ícaro de Oliveira.[12] Her husband is of Brazilian heritage. [13]

References
  1. Christina Chang at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. "Christina Chang - Women's Soccer". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "2005 Women's Soccer Roster". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "Carrie Terrill - Amazon S3" (PDF). p. 31.
  5. "Christina Chang". FC Surge. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. "Christina Chang". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. "U.S. Women Defeat Jamaica, 6-0, to Open Olympic Qualifying; Wambach Scores Twice at USA is Through to Semifinals". US Soccer. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. Christina Chang on Instagram
  9. "Christina Chang takes Reggae Girlz dream to new heights". Jamaica Observer. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  10. "Women's semi-pro soccer: North Bay Wave FC roster, schedule". Marin Independent Journal. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. "Samuel Dzegede - Men's Soccer". Florida Atlantic University Athletics.
  12. "Christina Chang and Icaro De Oliveira's Wedding Website". The Knot. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  13. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/here-to-stay-2/
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