 Che in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Isiah Che[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-11-18)November 18, 2003 (age 21)[2] | ||
| 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 | Patro Eisden (on loan fromBrøndby) | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | →Patro Eisden (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | 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 professionalsoccer player who plays as aright-back for Belgien sidePatro Eisden, on loan fromDanish Superliga clubBrøndby IF.
Che joined theFC Dallas academy in 2009.[4] During 2020, Che played with the FC DallasUSL 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 ahomegrown 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 GermanBundesliga sideBayern Munich.[7] On February 12, he joinedBayern 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 toBundesliga clubHoffenheim fromFC Dallas.[10]
In July 2023, Che signed forDanish Superliga clubBrøndby.[11]
Shortly after, on August 17, 2023, Che joinedEerste Divisie clubADO Den Haag on a season-long loan deal.[12] The move spawned criticism from some supporters, as the deal happened between two ofDavid Blitzer's stakeholder clubs.[13][14] Che returned to Brøndby at the end of the season.[15]
On February 3, 2025, on transfer deadline day, Che joined BelgianChallenger Pro League clubPatro Eisden on a season-long loan deal.[16]
Che received his first call-up to theUnited States national team ahead of a friendly againstSwitzerland on May 20, 2021, but did not feature in the match.[17]
Justin Che was born in the United States to a Cameroonian father and a German-Russian mother.[18] His mother was born in Russia but raised in Germany, where her parents currently reside, and both her father and mother have German citizenship.[18] Justin holds a German as well as an American passport.[19] He is eligible for the national teams of the United States, Cameroon, Russia, and Germany.[20][21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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