Julien Célestine
Personal information
Full name Julien Albert Marc Célestine
Date of birth (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Concarneau
Number 12
Youth career
2001–2007 Rachais
2007–2011 Grenoble
2011–2013 Bastia
2013–2015 Béziers
2015–2016 Toulouse
2016–2018 Charleroi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 RWDM 19 (0)
2019–2020 URSL Visé 17 (1)
2020–2021 Valmiera FC 25 (1)
2021–2022 Rodez 48 (2)
2022 León 4 (0)
2023 Diósgyőri VTK 0 (0)
2023– Concarneau 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024

Julien Albert Marc Célestine (born 24 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club US Concarneau.

Career

Célestine began his football training at the academies of Rachais, Grenoble, Bastia, Béziers, and Toulouse before moving to Belgium with Charleroi in 2016.[1] Célestine began his senior football career with the amateur Belgian clubs RWDM and URSL Visé.

In 2020, he signed with the Latvian club Valmiera FC, and then returned to France with Rodez on 2 January 2021.[2] Célestine made his professional debut with Rodez in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Niort on 5 January 2021.[3]

On 18 July 2022, Célestine joined Liga MX side León.[4] Before joining Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Diósgyőri VTK on 23 June 2023.[5]

On 1 September 2023, Célestine returned to France, signing a 1 one-year contract with Concarneau as a free agent.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RWDM 2018–19 Belgian National Division 1 19 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Visé 2019–20 Belgian National Division 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Valmiera 2020 Latvian Virslīga 25 1 2 0 1 0 28 1
Rodez 2020–21 Ligue 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 31 2 1 0 0 0 32 2
Total 47 2 1 0 0 0 48 2
León 2022–23 Liga MX 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Concarneau 2023–24 Ligue 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 116 4 4 0 1 0 121 4

Personal life

Born in France, Célestine is of Italian descent.[8] Célestine's brother, Enzo Célestine, is also a professional footballer.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Info FM, Julien Célestine : " Charleroi est d'accord pour me prêter "". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
  2. ↑ "Football : Julien Célestine, défenseur central, débarque à Rodez". centrepresseaveyron.fr.
  3. ↑ "Rodez vs. Niort - 5 January 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ Villalpando, Jesse (18 July 2022). "La Fiera presenta a Julien Célestine; su debut aún deberá esperar". El Sol de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Julien Célestine a DVTK játékosa". dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Officiel – Julien Célestine fait son retour en Ligue 2 et rejoint Concarneau !". OneFootball. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Julien Célestine at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Julien Célestine". sport.de.
  9. ↑ Issanchou, Erwan (30 December 2020). "5 choses à savoir sur Julien Célestine, la nouvelle recrue du RAF".
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