Jeremy Christie
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Jeremy Christie is a New Zealand
international footballer currently playing for FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League.
Christie can play in central midfield or as a defender
. Christie was part of the selected All Whites squad which competed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
.
Christie signed with A-league
expansion club Wellington Phoenix from Perth Glory for the start of the 2007-08
season and joined up with fellow All Whites Shane Smeltz
, Glen Moss
, Tim Brown
, Mark Paston
, Vaughan Coveny
, Steven Old
and Tony Lochhead
. He made 27 appearances in two seasons with the Phoenix before being released at the conclusion of the 2008-09
season.
Christie then went in search of regular playing time to boost his All Whites selection chances for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and signed with FC Tampa Bay of the USSF Division 2 on 21 January 2010. Christie made his first team debut in their opening match of the 2010 season - a 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace Baltimore F.C. in which he provided the game-winning goal assist.
Christie scored his first goal for Tampa Bay in a 2-2 draw with Austin Aztex FC, an 86th minute penalty kick
to tie the game in front of a sell-out home crowd. For the 2011 season, FC Tampa Bay moved to the North American Soccer League
.
squad for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup
which was hosted by New Zealand and played in all three group stage matches against Poland, Uruguay and the United States. Christie has also earned national representation at U-20
and U-23
level between 2001 and 2005.
Christie made his All Whites senior debut with a substitute appearance in a 0-1 loss to Australia on 9 June 2005 at Craven Cottage
. He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa, playing in all three pool matches against Spain, South Africa and Iraq.
On 10 May 2010, Christie was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
. and played as a second half substitute in New Zealand's first two games which both resulted in 1-1 draws with Slovakia and 2006 World Champions Italy.
As of May 2011, Christie had earned 29 'A' caps for New Zealand.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
international footballer currently playing for FC Tampa Bay in the North American Soccer League.
Christie can play in central midfield or as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
. Christie was part of the selected All Whites squad which competed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
.
Club
Christie has played for a number of teams since making his professional debut in 1999. He has played with Barnsley FC, Football Kingz, New Zealand Knights, Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix.Christie signed with A-league
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
expansion club Wellington Phoenix from Perth Glory for the start of the 2007-08
A-League 2007-08
The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...
season and joined up with fellow All Whites Shane Smeltz
Shane Smeltz
Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:...
, Glen Moss
Glen Moss
Glen Moss is a New Zealand association football goalkeeper who currently plays for A-League club Gold Coast United, and has represented New Zealand at international level.-Return to the A-League:...
, Tim Brown
Tim Brown
Timothy Donell Brown is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Notre Dame, where he won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first wide receiver to win the award. He spent sixteen years with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one...
, Mark Paston
Mark Paston
Mark Nelson Paston is a New Zealand football goalkeeper who plays for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Early career:...
, Vaughan Coveny
Vaughan Coveny
Vaughan Coveny is a former football player, who frequently represented New Zealand from 1992 onwards. Coveny's senior club career spanned 20 years, with his most notable stint being at South Melbourne during their National Soccer League era. He was primarily a striker although he also played as a...
, Steven Old
Steven Old
Steven David Old is a New Zealand football player who plays as a defender. He is currently a free agent after being released from Kilmarnock in May 2011.-Club career:...
and Tony Lochhead
Tony Lochhead
Tony James Lochhead is a New Zealander football defender who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix of the A-League.-Club career:Lochhead went to America to play college soccer for UC Santa Barbara in 2001...
. He made 27 appearances in two seasons with the Phoenix before being released at the conclusion of the 2008-09
A-League 2008-09
The 2008–09 A-League season was the fourth season of the Australasian A-League association football competition. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008. Expansion...
season.
Christie then went in search of regular playing time to boost his All Whites selection chances for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and signed with FC Tampa Bay of the USSF Division 2 on 21 January 2010. Christie made his first team debut in their opening match of the 2010 season - a 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace Baltimore F.C. in which he provided the game-winning goal assist.
Christie scored his first goal for Tampa Bay in a 2-2 draw with Austin Aztex FC, an 86th minute penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
to tie the game in front of a sell-out home crowd. For the 2011 season, FC Tampa Bay moved to the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League (2010)
The North American Soccer League is a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico which began league play on April 9, 2011. It has been provisionally sanctioned as the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, behind Major League Soccer in the...
.
International
Christie was selected to captain the New Zealand U-17New Zealand national under-17 football team
The New Zealand Under 17's football team, more commonly known as the Young All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 17 or youth football competitions....
squad for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup
1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999...
which was hosted by New Zealand and played in all three group stage matches against Poland, Uruguay and the United States. Christie has also earned national representation at U-20
New Zealand national under-20 football team
The New Zealand Under 20's football team, more commonly known as the Junior All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 20 or youth football competitions.-OFC:...
and U-23
New Zealand national under-23 football team
The New Zealand Under-23 Football Team, informally known as the "Oly-Whites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics....
level between 2001 and 2005.
Christie made his All Whites senior debut with a substitute appearance in a 0-1 loss to Australia on 9 June 2005 at Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
. He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...
New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa, playing in all three pool matches against Spain, South Africa and Iraq.
On 10 May 2010, Christie was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
. and played as a second half substitute in New Zealand's first two games which both resulted in 1-1 draws with Slovakia and 2006 World Champions Italy.
As of May 2011, Christie had earned 29 'A' caps for New Zealand.
| # | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2008 | 3-0 | Win | 2008 OFC Nations Cup 2008 OFC Nations Cup The 2008 OFC Nations Cup was the eighth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, and the first under a new format that was introduced. It took place as a series of as a home-and-away round-robin tournament on FIFA match dates in 2007 and 2008... |
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| Last updated 12 April 2010 | |||||||||||
Career statistics
| Club | Season |  Division OneFootball League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
Carling Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Total | |||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Barnsley F.C. Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... (Football League Division One) |
1999-00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2000-01 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2001-02 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Club Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Club | Season |  NSLNational Soccer League The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004... |
Club World Cup FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000... |
Oceania | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Football Kingz (National Soccer League National Soccer League The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004... ) |
2003-04 National Soccer League The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004... |
28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | ||||||
| Club Total | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | |||||||
| Club | Season |  NZFC |
Club World Cup FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000... |
Oceania | Total | ||||||
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| Waitakere United Waitakere United Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:... (NZFC) |
2004-05 New Zealand Football Championship 2004-05 -Season summary:The league kicked off on 15 October 2004, with a 3-1 victory for Auckland City at Napier City Rovers and it soon became clear that Auckland City, along with Waitakere United, were the class teams in the championship. Auckland lost only three games all year en route to be the first... |
23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||||||
| Club Total | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | |||||||
| Club | Season | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
Finals Series | Asia | Total | ||||||
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| New Zealand Knights (A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... ) |
2005-06 A-League 2005-06 The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005... |
21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | ||||||
| Club Total | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | |||||||
| Club | Season | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
Finals Series | Asia | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Perth Glory F.C. (A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... ) |
2006-07 A-League 2006-07 The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup... |
19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Club Total | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||||||
| Club | Season | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
Finals Series | Asia | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Wellington Phoenix F.C. (A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... ) |
2007-08 A-League 2007-08 The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and... |
17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 2008-09 A-League 2008-09 The 2008–09 A-League season was the fourth season of the Australasian A-League association football competition. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008. Expansion... |
10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Club Total | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||||||
| Club | Season | NZFC |
Club World Cup FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000... |
Oceania | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Waitakere United Waitakere United Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:... (NZFC) |
2009-10 New Zealand Football Championship 2009-10 -Participating clubs:Canterbury United had initially announced in mid June they would not be competing. However they revoked their decision within two weeks and re-entered the competition. There was also hope from some parties to have a youth/reserve team for Wellington Phoenix FC to participate in... |
6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Club Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Club | Season |  USSF Division 2USSF Division 2 Professional League USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League... |
Championship Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship—known as the Nutrilite Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons—is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams... |
Open Cup Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League... |
CONCACAF CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean... |
Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| FC Tampa Bay (USSF Division 2 USSF Division 2 Professional League USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League... ) |
2010 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| Club Total | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Career totals | 144 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 13 | |||
| Last updated 8 May 2010 | |||||||||||
See also
- New Zealand national football team
- New Zealand at the FIFA World CupNew Zealand at the FIFA World CupThe New Zealand national football team has participated in two FIFA World Cups, the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa....
- New Zealand national football team results
- List of New Zealand international footballers