Mathias Christen (born 18 August 1987) is a Liechtensteiner former international

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Vaduz Vaduz ( or , High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' Hrsg. ...

, Christen has played club football in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Thailand for

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FC Wil FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss second tier since regaining promotion i ...

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, FC Linth 04,

USV Eschen/Mauren USV Eschen/Mauren is a Liechtensteiner football club from Eschen and Mauren. They play at the Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, which used to be the national football stadium, until the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz was built. USV Eschen/Mauren, like all ...

, Singhtarua and

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. He made his international debut for

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in 2008, and he has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. He scored his first international goal against

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during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.UEFA match report
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Career statistics

International goals

References

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