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Julien Célestine

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Julien Célestine
Célestine in 2024
Personal information
Full name Julien Albert Marc Célestine
Date of birth (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Arka Gdynia
Number 18
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 Diósgyőr 0 (0)
2023–2024 Concarneau 30 (0)
2024–2025 Apollon Limassol 12 (0)
2025– Arka Gdynia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025

Julien Albert Marc Célestine (born 24 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for I liga club Arka Gdynia.

Career

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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 one-year contract with Concarneau as a free agent.[6]

In the summer of 2024, he moved to Cypriot side Apollon Limassol, where he made 13 appearances in all competitions. On 19 February 2025, he joined Polish second-tier club Arka Gdynia as a free agent.[7]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 December 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RWDM 2018–19 Belgian National Division 3 19 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Visé 2019–20 Belgian National Division 3 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Valmiera 2020 Latvian Higher League 25 1 2 0 1[b] 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
Diósgyőr 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0 0 — — 0 0
Concarneau 2023–24 Ligue 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Apollon Limassol 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Arka Gdynia 2024–25 I liga 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 155 4 5 0 1 0 161 4
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Latvian Cup, Coupe de France, Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

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  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 nowym zawodnikiem Arki Gdynia" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Julien Célestine". sport.de.
  9. ^ Issanchou, Erwan (30 December 2020). "5 choses à savoir sur Julien Célestine, la nouvelle recrue du RAF".
  10. ^ Julien Célestine at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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