Christopher Jackson (born 25 October 1996) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a forward for LISCR.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christopher Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Montserrado County, Liberia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LISCR | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2011–2013 | Manchester City (Liberia) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Keitrace | 19 | (10) |
| 2014–2017 | LISCR | 60 | (31) |
| 2018 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | LISCR | 16+ | (19+) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Liberia | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Montserrado County, Jackson started his playing career at community based fourth division club, Shooting Stars Football Club. After a year with Shooting Stars, Jackson went signed with Montserrado County-based third division club Manchester City, which is named after Premier League club. The young striker spent two years with Manchester City in the Liberia Third Division League.
Keitrace FC
In 2013, Christopher Jackson signed a three-year deal with second division side, Keitrace FC. His ten goals in 19 appearances helped Keitrace FC gain promotion to the top tier of Liberian football, the First Division.
LISCR FC
After a year with Keitrace, Jackson made a move to Liberian Premier League club LISCR FC. Jackson went on to score ten goals in 18 appearances in his first season. He led the team to the final of the 2015 Liberian First Division League season, where LISCR FC lost to Nimba United Football Club on penalty shootouts.[1] The following season, Jackson managed to score eight times from 17 appearances as LISCR FC struggled under new coach, Robert Lartey.[2] Under the guidance of the Gambian coach Tapha Manneh, Jackson won his first league title, playing a key role in club's of longest unbeaten run in Liberian football.[3] Jackson scored 13 goals in 25 appearances to help LISCR FC finish the 2016-17 league season unbeaten[4] and also winning the Liberian Cup to complete the double.
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
In early 2018, Jackson left LISCR FC and traveled to Belarus to attend tryouts with Belarusian Premier League club Shakhtyor Soligorsk.[5] In February, LISCR FC announced that they agreed a deal with FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk for a free transfer of Jackson.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 June 2017 | Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia |  Sierra Leone | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 23 July 2017 | Stade Municipal Zouérate, Zouérat, Mauritania |  Mauritania | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 3. | 28 July 2019 | Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia |  Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
Honors
Club
Winner
References
External links
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