Christina Chang (footballer)

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 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

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

Club career

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

International career

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

International goals

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

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

1. Christina Chang at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
2. "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.