{{short description|Sierra Leonean footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Christian Caulker | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone | height = 1.82 m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Maryland Bobcats | clubnumber = 30 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Kallon F.C. | years1 = 2007–2014 | clubs1 = Kallon F.C. | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → Västerås SK (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = Maryland Bobcats | caps3 = 20 <!-- DO NOT INCLUDE LEGENDS CUP OR NON-REGULAR SEASON MATCHES --> | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2013 | nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone<ref>{{NFT player|pid=17681}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= Leone Stars lose in Sao Tome & Principe| url= http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/812-sao-tome-vs-sierra-leone-latest| publisher= Sierra Leone Football| accessdate= 4 June 2012| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130202162033/http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/812-sao-tome-vs-sierra-leone-latest| archive-date= 2 February 2013| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= Leone Stars make a winning start in World Cup qualifiers with a victory over Cape Verde| url= http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/947-leone-stars-defeat-cape-verde| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130104212644/http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/947-leone-stars-defeat-cape-verde| url-status= dead| archive-date= 4 January 2013| publisher= Sierra Leone Football| accessdate= 4 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= Sierra Leone lose to Iraq in friendly match in Istanbul| url= http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/926-newsflash| publisher= Sierra Leone Football| accessdate= 5 June 2012| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130202082310/http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/926-newsflash| archive-date= 2 February 2013| url-status= dead}}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 19 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 16 September 2021 | nationalteam-update = 10 June 2012 | manageryears1 = 2019 | managerclubs1 = Motorik FC Alexandria }}
'''Christian Caulker''' (born 25 December 1988) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays for Maryland Bobcats FC as a goalkeeper.
==Family heritage== Christian Caulker is of Sherbro and Creole parentage. Historically intermarriage among Creoles and Sherbros was frequent during the 19th and 20th centuries. Caulker is a descendant of the prominent Sherbro Caulker chieftaincy family of Sherbro and English descent. The Caulkers originate from Bonthe District in Southern Sierra Leone.<ref>{{FIFA player|288395|Christian Caulker}}</ref>
==Career== The first choice goalkeeper of Sierra Leone National Premier League club F. C. Kallon moved in January 2011 on loan to Västerås SK.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201102070627.html|title=Sierra Leone: Christian Caulker Set to Debut Against AIK|date=7 February 2011|work=Concord Times (Freetown)|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref>
In July 2014, Caulker was suspended indefinitely, along with Ibrahim Koroma, Samuel Barlay and Ibrahim Kargbo over allegations of match-fixing relating to an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa which ended 0–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sierra Leone match-fixing: Captain Kargbo one of 15 suspended|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28325794|website=www.bbc.co.uk/sport|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=16 July 2014}}</ref> His indefinite ban was lifted on 10 March 2015 along with all other players and officials who were suspended. Although an apology was provided, he was still unimpressed saying due to the impact the allegations had on his reputation, "I am innocent of all the allegations. I only know it is a matter of time the truth will always prevail over falsehood and evil."
==International career== Caulker has been the number one goalkeeper for the Leone Stars since making his international debut against Guinea Bissau on 15 October 2007.
He started in all six games for Sierra Leone at the first round group stage of the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and South Africa. Caulker is highly regarded as the best Sierra Leonean goalkeeper at this time. Caulker was the first-choice goalkeeper for Sierra Leone U-17 team and at the 2005 Meridian Cup in Turkey.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{soccerway|christian-caulker/60404}} *[https://www.nisaofficial.com/roster/christian-caulker NISA player profile]
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