Christopher Jullien

Christopher Jullien (born 22 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He is a former France youth international, having represented his country at under-20 level.

Christopher Jullien
Jullien in 2023
Personal information
Full name Christopher Jullien[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993[1]
Place of birth Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2006 Torcy
2006–2011 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Auxerre 25 (2)
2013–2016 SC Freiburg 1 (0)
2013–2016 SC Freiburg II 49 (5)
2015–2016 → Dijon (loan) 34 (9)
2016–2019 Toulouse 99 (7)
2019–2022 Celtic 37 (5)
2022– Montpellier 33 (0)
International career‡
2013 France U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2013

Club career

Early career and Auxerre

After failing to earn selection into the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, Jullien joined another local Parisian club, Torcy, the same club that produced France national team's Paul Pogba.[4] He then left in 2006 for Auxerre.

After a year spent playing with the club's reserve team, former coach Jean-Guy Wallemme 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.

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.[5][6] During his first season in Freiburg, although he only appeared for the second team, he played in the fourth tier, the Regionalliga.

Loan to Dijon

In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon in Ligue 2.[7]

Toulouse

On 1 July 2016, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Ligue 1 side Toulouse.[8]

Celtic

On 28 June 2019, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Celtic. 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).[9]

In the following game against Romanians CFR Cluj, 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.[10] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League qualifying tie against AIK on 29 August 2019.[11] He suffered a head injury in a game in September 2019.[12]

Jullien won his first domestic trophy, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Rangers in the 2019 Scottish League Cup Final on 8 December at Hampden Park.[13]

Montpellier

On 23 August 2022, Jullien signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier on a three-year contract.[14] Celtic received a transfer fee of €1 million.[15]

International career

Jullien was a member of France U20 team that won France's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.

Career statistics
As of 5 October 2023[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre 2012–13 Ligue 2 2520011——263
SC Freiburg 2013–14 Bundesliga 0000—00—00
2014–15 Bundesliga 1000———10
Total 1000—00—10
Dijon (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 2 3490030——379
Toulouse 2016–17 Ligue 1 3541021——385
2017–18 Ligue 1 3021030—2[lower-alpha 1]1363
2018–19 Ligue 1 3411000——351
Total 9973051—211099
Celtic 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 284403112[lower-alpha 2]2—477
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 9100104[lower-alpha 3]2—143
2021–22 Scottish Premiership 00100000—10
Total 3755041164—6210
Montpellier 2022–23 Ligue 1 30 0 0 0 0 0 — — 30 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Career total 22923801331642126831
  1. Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
  2. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances and one goal in both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Celtic

France U20

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. "Player profile Christopher Jullien". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
  3. "Jullien". Toulouse FC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. "En moins d'un an, Christopher Jullien est passé de la CFA 2 à une place de titulaire en pro" (in French). lyonne.fr. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  5. "Der SC Freiburg verpflichtet Christopher Jullien". Badische Zeitung (in German). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. "Bienvenue, Christopher Jullien!". SC Freiburg (in German). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  7. "Fribourg prête Christopher Jullien à Dijon". m.lequipe.fr (in French). 27 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  8. "Christopher Jullien, première recrue estivale du TFC" [Christopher Jullien, the first summer signing of TFC]. Toulouse FC (in French). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  9. "Christopher Jullien: Defender joins Celtic from Toulouse". BBC Sport. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. "Celtic's Jullien thankful for German disappointment". The Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. "AIK 1-4 Celtic". BBC. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. "Hamilton Academical 0-1 Celtic: Chrstopher Jullien set to be 'fine' for Euro action after head knock". 14 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Jullien earns 10-man Celtic win over Rangers in fiery Old Firm cup final". The Independent. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  14. "Transferts : Christopher Jullien (Celtic Glasgow) a signé à Montpellier" [Transfers: Christopher Jullien (Celtic Glasgow) has signed for Montpellier]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  15. "Montpellier sign Christopher Jullien for €1million plus add-ons, on a 3 year deal". The Celtic Star. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. "Christopher Jullien - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
  17. Christopher Jullien at Soccerway
  18. "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  19. Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020
  20. "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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