Christina Chang (footballer)

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Christina Chang
Personal information
Full name Christina Chang de Oliveira
Birth name Christina Diane Chang
Date of birth (1985-06-13) 13 June 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Miami, Florida, U.S.[2]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
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)
International career
2008– Jamaica 7+ (2+)
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
CONCACAF W Championship
Third place 2018 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christina Chang de Oliveira (formerly Dzegede, born Christina Diane Chang; 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.

College career

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

Club career

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

International career

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

International goals

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Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first

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

Personal life

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Chang is of both Afro-Jamaican and Chinese Jamaican descent.[8] Her parents hail from Harbour View, Jamaica.[9] She was married to fellow FAU alumn Samuel Dzegede.[10][11] She has since been remarried but to Ícaro de Oliveira.[12] Her husband is of Brazilian heritage. [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Christina Chang at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  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. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Women's semi-pro soccer: North Bay Wave FC roster, schedule". Marin Independent Journal. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Samuel Dzegede - Men's Soccer". Florida Atlantic University Athletics.
  12. ^ "Christina Chang and Icaro De Oliveira's Wedding Website". The Knot. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  13. ^ "'Here to Stay!'". 30 July 2023.