Christian Blandon
American soccer player (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christian Blandon (born October 2, 1992) is a professional soccer player who is a current member of the United States national beach soccer team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florida Tropics SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Creighton Bluejays | 60 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | VSI Tampa Flames | 9 | (2) |
| 2013 | Ocala Stampede | 9 | (2) |
| 2015 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Florida Tropics SC (indoor) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | United States beach | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 24, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 11, 2018 | |||
College and Youth
Blandon played four years of college soccer at Creighton University between 2011 and 2014.[1]
While at college, Blandon also appeared for USL PDL club VSI Tampa Flames and Ocala Stampede.[2]
Professional
On March 30, 2015, Blandon signed with North American Soccer League side Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[3] Following the 2016 North American Soccer League season, Blandon began playing indoor soccer with the Major Arena Soccer League's Florida Tropics SC. On November 18, 2016, Blandon was officially released by the Strikers.[4]
September 18, 2017, called up to the US National Beach soccer team and on October 20, 2017, makes his first international debut against France in a 6–5 win in Puerta Vallarta Cup in Mexico.[5]
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