![]() Che in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Justin Isiah Che [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | November 18, 2003||
Place of birth | Richardson, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] [3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back [3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
Number | 46 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2020 | FC Dallas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020 | North Texas SC | 16 | (0) |
2020–2023 | FC Dallas | 15 | (0) |
2021 | → Bayern Munich II (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → TSG Hoffenheim II (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2023– | Brøndby | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 21 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | United States U20 | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 15, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2023 |
Justin Isiah Che (born November 18, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.
Che joined the FC Dallas academy in 2009. [4] During 2020, Che played with the FC Dallas USL League One affiliate side, North Texas SC, where he earned 2020 USL League One All-League Team honors at the end of the season. [5] Che subsequently signed a homegrown player deal with FC Dallas on October 2, 2020. [6]
On January 5, 2021, Che was one of six FC Dallas players who went on a three-week training stint with German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. [7] On February 12, he joined Bayern Munich II on loan. [8] On June 15, it was announced that Che would return to FC Dallas. [9]
On January 21, 2022, it was announced Che had been loaned to Bundesliga club Hoffenheim from FC Dallas. [10]
In July 2023, Che signed for Danish Superliga club Brøndby. [11]
Shortly after, on August 17, 2023, Che joined Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a season-long loan deal. [12] The move spawned criticism from some supporters, as the deal happened between two of David Blitzer's stakeholder clubs. [13] [14] Che returned to Brøndby at the end of the season. [15]
Che received his first call-up to the United States national team ahead of a friendly against Switzerland on May 20, 2021, but did not feature in the match. [16]
Justin Che was born in the United States to a Cameroonian father and a German-Russian mother. [17] His mother was born in Russia but raised in Germany, where her parents currently reside, and both her father and mother have German citizenship. [17] Justin holds a German as well as an American passport. [18] He is eligible for the national teams of the United States, Cameroon, Russia, and Germany. [19] [20]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
North Texas SC | 2020 | USL League One | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
FC Dallas | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Bayern Munich II | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1899 Hoffenheim II (loan) | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Career total | 86 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
Individual
![]() Che in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Justin Isiah Che [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | November 18, 2003||
Place of birth | Richardson, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] [3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back [3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
Number | 46 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2020 | FC Dallas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020 | North Texas SC | 16 | (0) |
2020–2023 | FC Dallas | 15 | (0) |
2021 | → Bayern Munich II (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → TSG Hoffenheim II (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2023– | Brøndby | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 21 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | United States U20 | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 15, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2023 |
Justin Isiah Che (born November 18, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.
Che joined the FC Dallas academy in 2009. [4] During 2020, Che played with the FC Dallas USL League One affiliate side, North Texas SC, where he earned 2020 USL League One All-League Team honors at the end of the season. [5] Che subsequently signed a homegrown player deal with FC Dallas on October 2, 2020. [6]
On January 5, 2021, Che was one of six FC Dallas players who went on a three-week training stint with German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. [7] On February 12, he joined Bayern Munich II on loan. [8] On June 15, it was announced that Che would return to FC Dallas. [9]
On January 21, 2022, it was announced Che had been loaned to Bundesliga club Hoffenheim from FC Dallas. [10]
In July 2023, Che signed for Danish Superliga club Brøndby. [11]
Shortly after, on August 17, 2023, Che joined Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a season-long loan deal. [12] The move spawned criticism from some supporters, as the deal happened between two of David Blitzer's stakeholder clubs. [13] [14] Che returned to Brøndby at the end of the season. [15]
Che received his first call-up to the United States national team ahead of a friendly against Switzerland on May 20, 2021, but did not feature in the match. [16]
Justin Che was born in the United States to a Cameroonian father and a German-Russian mother. [17] His mother was born in Russia but raised in Germany, where her parents currently reside, and both her father and mother have German citizenship. [17] Justin holds a German as well as an American passport. [18] He is eligible for the national teams of the United States, Cameroon, Russia, and Germany. [19] [20]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
North Texas SC | 2020 | USL League One | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
FC Dallas | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Bayern Munich II | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1899 Hoffenheim II (loan) | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Career total | 86 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
Individual