Christopher Jullien

Christopher Jullien (born 22 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership side Celtic. He is a French youth international, having represented his country at under-20 level.

Club Career

After failing to earn selection into the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, Jullien joined another local Parisian club, US Torcy, the same club that produced France national team's Paul Pogba. He then left in 2005 for Auxerre. Jullien spent six years in the youth and senior teams at the club, before being spotted by SC Freiburg.

Auxerre

After having spent his first two years in football, Jullien signed up on an aspirant (youth) contract with first division club Auxerre at age 12. He quickly established himself in the club's youth system.

After a year spent playing with the club's reserve team, former coach Jean-Guy Wallemme started playing him during the 2012–13 campaign in the second division. He made his club debut on 24 August 2012, when Auxerre won 2–1 against Stade Lavallois. Jullien scored his first professional goal a week later, in a League Cup match against Dijon.

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. During his first season in Freiburg, although he only was capped for the second team, he played in the fourth tier, the Regionalliga.

Dijon (loan)

In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon FCO in the Ligue 2.

Toulouse

On 1 July 2016, Jullien signed a four-year contract for Ligue 1 side Toulouse.

Celtic

On 28 June 2019, Jullien signed a four-year contract for 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 Edouard, who signed for £9 million the previ

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