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Christian Dean

Christian Dean
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 24)
Place of birth East Palo Alto, California, United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Center-back
Club information
Current team
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 12 (0)
2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 10 (1)
2017– Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2014 United States U23 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 17, 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 23, 2015

Christian Dean (born March 14, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

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 U.S. Soccer Development Academy club De Anza Force. 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. He then went on to attend the University of California, Berkeley where he played college soccer for the California Golden Bears. During the 2013 season Dean was awarded All-Pac-12 and NSCAA Far West Region first-team honors as he led his team to the elite eight in the NCAA.

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. 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.

Dean trained with the United States U20 side in 2012. Dean scored his first international goal for the U-23 team in a 3-0 friendly win over Mexico on April 22, 2015.


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