Christina Chang (footballer) facts for kids
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| Full name | Christina Chang de Oliveira | ||||||||||||
| Birth name | Christina Diane Chang | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, forward | ||||||||||||
| 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+) | ||||||||||
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Christina Chang de Oliveira, born Christina Diane Chang on June 13, 1985, is a talented footballer. She was born in America but plays as a defender for the Jamaica women's national team. She is also known as Christina Chang.
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Playing Football in College
Christina went to Florida Atlantic University for her college studies. While there, she played football for the Florida Atlantic Owls team.
Playing for Club Teams
Christina has played for many different teams in the Women's Premier Soccer League. This league is for women's football clubs. Her most recent team was FC Surge.
Playing for Her Country
Christina has proudly played for Jamaica's national football team. She helped them try to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also played in the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
Christina's International Goals
Here are some of the goals Christina scored for Jamaica:
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | August 25, 2018 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica |  Antigua and Barbuda |
1–0 | 9–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification |
| 2 | October 11, 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States |  Cuba |
6–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
Christina's Family Life
Christina's family background is a mix of Afro-Jamaican and Chinese Jamaican heritage. Her parents are from Harbour View, Jamaica. She was married to Samuel Dzegede, who also went to Florida Atlantic University. She later married Ícaro de Oliveira, who is from Brazil.
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