Christian Essel

Christian Essel

Personal information
Full name	Christian Sokapie Essel
Date of birth	1989 December 06 (06-12-1989) (age 2004)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker Winger
Club information
Current club	Sporting St. Mirren
Number	19
Youth career
1996	Buduburam School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2002	Buduburam FC	54	(23)
2003	PWD Bamenda	6	(3)
2004	Kiawu SC	5	(2)
2005	Roza FC	11	(4)
2006	Shoes FC	19	(8)
2007	DISM	12	(1)
2007–2008	Zaytuna F.C.	30	(19)
2009-	Sporting St. Mirren
National team‡
2003–2005	Liberia	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2009

Christian Sokapie Essel (born 06 December 1989 in Monrovia) is Liberian footballer who plays as both a midfielder and striker for Sporting St. Mirren in the Ghana Premier League.

Career

Essel began his career with Buduburam FC played here six years and joined than in Januar 2003 to Cameroonian club PWD Bamenda. After one year with the team joined in his native Ghana who played at Buduburam School for some clubs on the camp Kiawu SC, Roza FC, Shoes FC and then DISM.^[1] In summer 2007 was scouted from MTN Sports Academy Head Coach Ibrahim Sunday, for Zaytuna F.C. and joined than after the relegation to Sporting St. Mirren in Winter 2008/2009.^[2]

Dirung summer 2011 he has been on trial with Serbian SuperLiga clubs FK Sloboda Point Sevojno and FK Radnički 1923.^[3]

International

He represented the Liberia national football team and played his debut 6 June 2008 in Blida against Algeria national football team.^[4]

References

1. ^ Interview
2. ^ St. Mirren Registered Players for the 2008/2009 One Touch Premier League Season
3. ^ Radnički 1923 official website friendly match report
4. ^ Match Stats Algeria vs Liberia

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams

Persondata
Name	Essel, Christian
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Date of death
Place of death	(Monrovia, Liberia)