Christian Blandon (born October 2, 1992) is a professional

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player who is a current member of the

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Career

College and Youth

Blandon played four years of

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at Creighton University between 2011 and 2014. While at college, Blandon also appeared for USL PDL club VSI Tampa Flames and

Ocala Stampede Ocala Stampede was an American soccer club based in Ocala, Florida that played in the Premier Development League, the fourth division of the American soccer pyramid. History Ocala Stampede was granted a franchise in the PDL on December 28, 2011, ...

Professional

On March 30, 2015, Blandon signed with

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side

Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers may refer to: *Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983), member of North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983 *Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994), member of American Soccer League from 1988 to 1989 and American Profes ...

. Following the

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, Blandon began playing

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with the Major Arena Soccer League's

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. On November 18, 2016, Blandon was officially released by the Strikers. September 18, 2017, called up to the US National Beach soccer team and on October 20, 2017, makes his first international debut against France in a 6–5 win in Puerta Vallarta Cup in Mexico.

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External links

Florida Tropics SC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blandon, Christian 1992 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Soccer players from Minnesota Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players VSI Tampa Bay FC (PDL) players Ocala Stampede players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Major Arena Soccer League players Florida Tropics SC players American beach soccer players Footballers from Cali