Christian Dean
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 14, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | East Palo Alto, California, United States | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palo Alto FC | |||
| Santa Clara Sporting FC | |||
| De Anza Force | |||
| 2009–2010 | National Academy Select 93 - West | ||
| 2011–2013 | California Golden Bears | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | United States U23 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 1, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 23, 2015 |
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Christian Dean (born March 14, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a centre back for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Early
Born in East Palo Alto, California, Dean began his youth soccer career at the youth teams of Palo Alto Football Club, Santa Clara Sporting FC and De Anza Force Soccer Club.[1] He was also selected into the National Academy Select 93 teams in 2009 and 2010 for the West and won the 2010 New York Red Bulls National High School Cup.[2] He then went on to attend the University of California, Berkeley where he played college soccer for the California Golden Bears.[1] During the 2013 season Dean was awarded All Pac-12 and NSCAA Far West Region first-team honours as he led his team to the elite eight in the NCAA.[1]
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
On January 16, 2014 Dean was selected as the third overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a Generation Adidas contract.[1] He made his professional debut in Major League Soccer on March 16, 2014 against Chivas USA when he came on as a 77th minute for Andy O'Brien as Vancouver drew 1–1.[3]
International
Dean trained with the United States U20 side in 2012.[1] Dean scored his first international goal for the U-23 team in a 3-0 friendly win over Mexico on April 22, 2015.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of March 17, 2014[4]
| Club | Season | League | MLS Cup | Canadian Cup | CONCACAF | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2014 | MLS | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
External links
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- Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- California Golden Bears men's soccer players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players
- Whitecaps FC 2 players
- Association football defenders
- Soccer players from California
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks
- Premier Development League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Major League Soccer first round draft picks
- United Soccer League players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
