{{Short description|Antiguan footballer (born 1977)}} {{Infobox football biography | fullname = Ranjae Christian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|18}} | birth_place = Antigua and Barbuda | position = Defender | currentclub = Antigua Barracuda FC | clubnumber = 2 | years1 = 2000 | clubs1 = Joe Public | years2 = 2002–2011 | clubs2 = Bassa SC | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Antigua Barracuda FC | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2000– | nationalteam1 = Antigua and Barbuda | nationalcaps1 = 43 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | club-update = August 20, 2012 | nationalteam-update = June 18, 2012 }}
'''Ranjae Christian''' (born December 18, 1977) is an Antiguan footballer who currently plays for Antigua Barracuda FC in the USL Professional Division and the Antigua and Barbuda national team.
==Club career== Christian began his career in 2000 with Trinidadian team Joe Public, before moving home to play for Bassa SC in 2002. Christian played for Bassa in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division for nearly a decade, and while playing with Bassa he won five league titles (in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010), two Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup titles in 2008 and 2010, and was the league's top scorer in 2007 with 15 goals. He has also won 1 MVP trophy for the Antigua and Barbuda Premier division in 2007. He also played in the CFU Club Championship on three occasions, reaching the quarter finals of the competition in both 2005 and 2007.
In 2011, Christian transferred to the new Antigua Barracuda FC team prior to its first season in the USL Professional Division. He made his debut for the Barracudas on April 27, 2011, in a 7–0 victory over Puerto Rico United, scoring his team's 7th goal in the 78th minute of the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175603.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=2011-06-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012033828/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175603.html |archivedate=2012-10-12 }}</ref>
==International career== Christian made his debut for the Antigua and Barbuda national team in 2000. He represented his country in qualification for the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080212012133/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=177275/index.html FIFA.com]</ref> and was part of the Antigua squad which took part in the final stages of the 2010 Caribbean Championship.
===National team statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | Antigua and Barbuda national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2000||4||0 |- |2001||0||0 |- |2002||2||0 |- |2003||3||0 |- |2004||2||0 |- |2005||1||0 |- |2006||3||0 |- |2007||0||0 |- |2008||8||2 |- |2009||1||0 |- |2010||1||0 |- !Total|||| |}
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/256/Ranjae_Christian.html|title=Christian, Ranjae|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=12 January 2017|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116200400/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/256/Ranjae_Christian.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !Goal!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- | 1. || 30 August 2008 || Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands || {{fb|CAY}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–1 || 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification |- | 2. || 7 November 2008 || Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|GUY}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification |- | 3. || 6 September 2011 || Paul E. Joseph Stadium, Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands || {{fb|VIR}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 8–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=256}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Christian, Ranjae}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers Category:Antigua and Barbuda expatriate men's footballers Category:Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers Category:Joe Public F.C. players Category:Antigua Barracuda FC players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Category:Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Category:TT Pro League players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:USL Championship players