Christina Chang | |
Fullname: | Christina Chang de Oliveira |
Birth Name: | Christina Diane Chang |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1985 |
Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S.[1] |
Height: | 1.67 m |
Position: | Defender, forward[2] |
Collegeyears1: | 2003–2006 |
College1: | Florida Atlantic Owls |
Collegecaps1: | 81 |
Collegegoals1: | 17 |
Clubs1: | Florida Sol |
Clubs2: | California Storm |
Clubs3: | North Bay Wave |
Clubs4: | Palm Beach United |
Years5: | 2018 |
Clubs5: | FC Surge |
Caps5: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2008– |
Nationalteam1: | Jamaica |
Nationalcaps1: | 7+ |
Nationalgoals1: | 2+ |
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.
Chang attended Florida Atlantic University.[1] [3]
Chang played for several Women's Premier Soccer League teams, with FC Surge being the most recent.[4] [5]
Chang represented Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers and more recently at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.[6]
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 August 2018 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification | ||
2 | 11 October 2018 | 6–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship |
Chang is of both Afro-Jamaican and Chinese Jamaican descent. Her parents hail from Harbour View, Jamaica.[7] She was married to fellow FAU alumn Samuel Dzegede.[8] [9] She has since been remarried but to Ícaro de Oliveira.[10] Her husband is of Brazilian heritage.[11]