{{Short description|French footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Christopher Jullien | image = Christopher Jullien 2023.jpg | caption = Jullien in 2023 | full_name = Christopher Jullien<ref name="FIFA U-20 2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: France |work=FIFA.com |format=PDF |page=9 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=23 June 2013 |access-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|22|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA U-20 2013"/> | birth_place = [[Lagny-sur-Marne]], France | height = 1.96 m<ref>{{Cite web|title=Player profile Christopher Jullien|url=https://www.ligue1.com/joueur/jullien-christopher|publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110161953/https://www.ligue1.com/joueur/jullien-christopher|archive-date=10 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jullien|url=http://www.tfc.info:80/christopher-jullien|publisher=Toulouse FC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628233628/http://www.tfc.info/christopher-jullien|archive-date=28 June 2017|access-date=30 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | position = [[Centre-back]] | currentclub = [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = 2003–2006 | youthclubs1 = [[US Torcy|Torcy]] | youthyears2 = 2006–2011 | youthclubs2 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] | years1 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2013–2016 | clubs2 = [[SC Freiburg]] | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2013–2016 | clubs3 = [[SC Freiburg II]] | caps3 = 49 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = → [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] (loan) | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2016–2019 | clubs5 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] | caps5 = 99 | goals5 = 7 | years6 = 2019–2022 | clubs6 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2022– | clubs7 = [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] | caps7 = 73 | goals7 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 11 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 28 June 2013 }}
'''Christopher Jullien''' (born 22 March 1993) is a French-Martinican professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for {{French football updater|Montpellier}} club [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]. He is a former [[France national youth football team|France youth international]], having represented his country at [[France national under-20 football team|under-20]] level.
==Club career==
=== Early career and Auxerre === Born in France, he has origins from French island, Martinique. After failing to earn selection into the prestigious [[INF Clairefontaine|Clairefontaine]] academy, Jullien joined another local Parisian club, [[US Torcy|Torcy]], the same club that produced the [[France national football team|French national team]]'s [[Paul Pogba]].<ref>{{cite news|title=En moins d'un an, Christopher Jullien est passé de la CFA 2 à une place de titulaire en pro|language=French|url=http://www.lyonne.fr/yonne/sports/actualite/football/2013/01/30/en-moins-dun-an-christopher-jullien-est-passe-de-la-cfa-2-a-une-place-de-titulaire-en-pro-1424450.html|publisher=lyonne.fr|date=30 January 2013|accessdate=13 July 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130626234056/http://www.lyonne.fr/yonne/sports/actualite/football/2013/01/30/en-moins-dun-an-christopher-jullien-est-passe-de-la-cfa-2-a-une-place-de-titulaire-en-pro-1424450.html|archive-date=26 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then left in 2006 for [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]].
After a year spent playing with the club's reserve team, former coach [[Jean-Guy Wallemme]] started playing him during the [[2012–13 in French football|2012–13 campaign]] in the second division. He made his club debut on 24 August 2012, when Auxerre won 2–1 against [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Jullien scored his first professional goal a week later, in a League Cup match against [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
===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.<ref name="BZJun13">{{cite web |title=Der SC Freiburg verpflichtet Christopher Jullien |url=https://www.badische-zeitung.de/sport/scfreiburg/der-sc-freiburg-verpflichtet-christopher-jullien |website=Badische Zeitung |accessdate=16 July 2019 |language=German |date=26 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="SCFJun13">{{cite web |title=Bienvenue, Christopher Jullien! |url=https://www.scfreiburg.com/teams/profis/meldungen/bienvenue-christopher-jullien |website=SC Freiburg |accessdate=16 July 2013|language=German |date=26 June 2013}}</ref> During his first season in Freiburg, although he only appeared for the second team, he played in the fourth tier, the [[Regionalliga]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
====Loan to Dijon==== In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon in [[Ligue 2]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://m.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Fribourg-prete-christopher-jullien-a-dijon/569889?xtref=https://www.google.com/&|title= Fribourg prête Christopher Jullien à Dijon |language=French|work=m.lequipe.fr|date= 27 June 2015|accessdate= 9 October 2015}}</ref>
===Toulouse=== On 1 July 2016, Jullien signed a four-year contract for [[Ligue 1]] side [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfc.info/christopher-jullien-premiere-recrue-estivale-du-tfc|title=Christopher Jullien, première recrue estivale du TFC|trans-title=Christopher Jullien, the first summer signing of TFC|language=French|website=Toulouse FC|date=1 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref>
===Celtic=== On 28 June 2019, Jullien signed a four-year contract for [[Celtic F.C.|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).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48770628|title=Christopher Jullien: Defender joins Celtic from Toulouse|website=BBC Sport|date=28 June 2019|access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/17739071.celtic-signing-christopher-jullien-on-the-german-set-back-that-shaped-his-career/|title=Celtic's Jullien thankful for German disappointment|website=[[The Herald (Scotland)|The Herald]]|language=en|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Celtic in a [[UEFA Europa League]] qualifying tie against [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] on 29 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49498377 |title=AIK 1-4 Celtic |date=29 August 2019 |publisher=BBC|accessdate=29 August 2019}}</ref> He suffered a head injury in a game in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49702553|title=Hamilton Academical 0-1 Celtic: Chrstopher Jullien set to be 'fine' for Euro action after head knock|date=14 September 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
Jullien won his first domestic trophy, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory over [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the [[2019 Scottish League Cup Final]] on 8 December at [[Hampden Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/rangers-vs-celtic-result-scottish-league-cup-final-score-jullien-morelos-a9238186.html|title=Jullien earns 10-man Celtic win over Rangers in fiery Old Firm cup final|date=8 December 2019|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>
===Montpellier=== On 23 August 2022, Jullien signed with Ligue 1 side [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] on a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Transferts : Christopher Jullien (Celtic Glasgow) a signé à Montpellier |trans-title=Transfers: Christopher Jullien (Celtic Glasgow) has signed for Montpellier |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-christopher-jullien-celtic-glasgow-a-signe-a-montpellier/1349688 |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |publisher= |language=French}}</ref> Celtic received a transfer fee of £700,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2022 |title=Montpellier sign Christopher Jullien for €1million plus add-ons, on a 3 year deal |url=https://thecelticstar.com/montpellier-sign-christopher-jullien-for-e1million-plus-add-ons-on-a-3-year-deal/ |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=The Celtic Star |language=en}}</ref>
==International career== Jullien was a member of [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] team that won France's first ever [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|FIFA U-20 World Cup]] held in Turkey.
==Career statistics== {{updated|5 October 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe277501/christopher-jullien/club-matches/|title=Christopher Jullien - Club matches|website=worldfootball.net}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|189321}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] |[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]] |[[Ligue 2]] |25||2||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||3 |- |rowspan="3"|[[SC Freiburg]] |[[2013–14 SC Freiburg season|2013–14]] |[[Bundesliga]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2014–15 SC Freiburg season|2014–15]] |Bundesliga |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !1!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0 |- |[[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] (loan) |[[2015–16 Ligue 2|2015–16]] |Ligue 2 |34||9||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||9 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] |[[2016–17 Toulouse FC season|2016–17]] |[[Ligue 1]] |35||4||1||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||5 |- |[[2017–18 Toulouse FC season|2017–18]] |Ligue 1 |30||2||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the [[Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs]]</ref>||1||36||3 |- |[[2018–19 Toulouse FC season|2018–19]] |Ligue 1 |34||1||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !99!!7!!3!!0!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!1!!109!!9 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] |[[2019–20 Celtic F.C. season|2019–20]] |[[Scottish Premiership]] |28||4||4||0||3||1||12<ref group="lower-alpha">Two appearances in the [[UEFA Champions League]], ten appearances and two goals in the [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>||2||colspan="2"|—||47||7 |- |[[2020–21 Celtic F.C. season|2020–21]] |Scottish Premiership |9||1||0||0||1||0||4<ref group="lower-alpha">Two appearances and one goal in both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League</ref>||2||colspan="2"|—||14||3 |- |[[2021–22 Celtic F.C. season|2021–22]] |Scottish Premiership |0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!5!!5!!0!!4!!1!!16!!4!!colspan="2"|—!!62!!10 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] |[[2022–23 Montpellier HSC season|2022–23]] |Ligue 1 |30 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |30 |0 |- |[[2023–24 Montpellier HSC season|2023–24]] |Ligue 1 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !33 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !33 !0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !229!!23!!8!!0!!13!!3!!16!!4!!2!!1!!268!!31 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
== Honours == '''Celtic''' * [[Scottish Premiership]]: [[2019–20 Scottish Premiership|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52646282|title=Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season|work=BBC Sport|date=18 May 2020|accessdate=18 May 2020}}</ref> *[[Scottish Cup]]: [[2019–20 Scottish Cup|2019–20]]<ref name=cup20>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/20/celtic-hearts-scottish-cup-final-match-report Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts], Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020</ref> * [[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2019–20 Scottish League Cup|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50672183 | title=Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic | publisher=BBC Sport | accessdate=8 December 2019 |date=8 December 2019}}</ref>
'''France U20''' *[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]: [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2013]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://foot-national.com/13487-joueur-football-Jullien-Christopher.html Christopher Jullien profile] at foot-national.com * {{LFP|jullien-christopher}} * {{Fussballdaten|jullienchristopher}} * {{FFF player|9758-jullien-christopher}} * {{FFF male player|2338152122|archive=}}
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