# Christopher Jullien

Christopher Jullien (born 22 March 1993) is a French-Martinican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He is a Martinican descent, former France youth international, having represented his country at under-20 level.

## Club career
### Early career and Auxerre

Born in France, origin from French island, Martinique. After failing to earn selection into the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, Jullien joined another local Parisian club, Torcy, the same club that produced France national team's Paul Pogba. He then left in 2006 for Auxerre.
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 Laval. 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 appeared for the second team, he played in the fourth tier, the Regionalliga.

#### Loan to Dijon

In late June 2015, Jullien was loaned to Dijon in 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 Édouard, who signed for £9 million the previous summer).
In the following game against Romanians CFR Cluj, Jullien was left on the bench as Celtic crashed out losing 4–3 on the night and 5–4 on aggregate in a Champions League Qualifying 3rd round 2nd leg tie. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League qualifying tie against AIK on 29 August 2019. He suffered a head injury in a game in September 2019.
Jullien won his first domestic trophy, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Rangers in the 2019 Scottish League Cup Final on 8 December at Hampden Park.

### Montpellier

On 23 August 2022, Jullien signed with Ligue 1 side Montpellier on a three-year contract. Celtic received a transfer fee of €1 million.

## International career

Jullien was a member of France U20 team that won France's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.

## Career statistics

    As of 5 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Auxerre | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 |
| SC Freiburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| SC Freiburg | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Dijon (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 9 |
| Toulouse | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 5 |
| Toulouse | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Toulouse | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Toulouse | Total | Total | 99 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 109 | 9 |
| Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 47 | 7 |
| Celtic | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Celtic | Total | Total | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 62 | 10 |
| Montpellier | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 229 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 268 | 31 |
* ↑ Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances and one goal in both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Celtic
* Scottish Premiership: 2019–20
* Scottish Cup: 2019–20
* Scottish League Cup: 2019–20
France U20
* FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013