Christina Chang (footballer)

Christina Chang de Oliveira (formerly Dzegede; born Christina Diane Chang on 13 June 1985), known as Christina Chang, is an American-born Jamaican footballer who plays as a defender for the Jamaica women's national team.

Christina Chang
Personal information
Full name Christina Chang de Oliveira
Birth name Christina Diane Chang
Date of birth (1985-06-13) June 13, 1985[1]
Place of birth Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States[2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender, forward[1][3]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Florida Atlantic Owls 81 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Florida Sol
California Storm
North Bay Wave
Palm Beach United
2018 FC Surge 1 (0)
National team
2008– Jamaica 7+ (2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

College career

Chang attended Florida Atlantic University.[2][4]

Club career

Chang played for several Women's Premier Soccer League teams, with FC Surge being the most recent.[5][6]

International career

Chang represented Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers and more recently at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
25 August 2018National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda
1–0
9–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
2
11 October 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States Cuba
6–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

Personal life

Chang is of both Afro-Jamaican and Chinese Jamaican descent.[8] Her parents hail from Harbour View, Jamaica.[9] She was married with fellow FAU alumn Samuel Dzegede.[10][11] She has since remarried to Ícaro de Oliveira.[12]

References
  1. Christina Chang at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. "Christina Chang - Women's Soccer". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "2005 Women's Soccer Roster". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "Carrie Terrill - Amazon S3" (PDF). p. 31.
  5. "Christina Chang". FC Surge. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. "Christina Chang". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. "U.S. Women Defeat Jamaica, 6-0, to Open Olympic Qualifying; Wambach Scores Twice at USA is Through to Semifinals". US Soccer. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. Christina Chang on Instagram
  9. "Christina Chang takes Reggae Girlz dream to new heights". Jamaica Observer. October 4, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  10. "Women's semi-pro soccer: North Bay Wave FC roster, schedule". Marin Independent Journal. May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  11. "Samuel Dzegede - Men's Soccer". Florida Atlantic University Athletics.
  12. "Christina Chang and Icaro De Oliveira's Wedding Website". The Knot. Retrieved May 27, 2019.


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