Julien Albert Marc Célestine (born 24 July 1997) is a French professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a professional football club based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Ekstraklasa after winning the 2024–25 I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. History The h ...

Career

Célestine began his football training at the academies of Rachais,

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Bastia Bastia ( , , , ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest popu ...

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, and

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

before moving to Belgium with

Charleroi Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not ...

in 2016. Célestine began his senior football career with the amateur Belgian clubs RWDM and

URSL Visé Union Royale Sportive Lixhe Visé, commonly known as URSL Visé, is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Visé, Liège Province. The club play their home games at Stade de la Cité de l'Oie. The club colours, ref ...

. In 2020, he signed with the Latvian club

Valmiera FC Valmiera Football Club is a Latvian professional football club playing in the Altero.lv LIIGA, the third highest division in the Latvian football league system. The club is based in the city of Valmiera. By winning the Latvian First League i ...

, and then returned to France with

Rodez Rodez (, , ; , ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the communau ...

on 2 January 2021. Célestine made his professional debut with Rodez in a 1–1

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

tie with

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ...

on 5 January 2021. On 18 July 2022, Célestine joined

Liga MX Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divis ...

side León, before joining Hungarian

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

side

Diósgyőri VTK Diósgyőri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre, more commonly Diósgyőri VTK () is a professional Association football, football club, part of the Hungarian sports club from Diósgyőr district of Miskolc. Founded in 1910 by the local working clas ...

on 23 June 2023. On 1 September 2023, Célestine returned to France, signing a one-year contract with

Concarneau Concarneau (, meaning "Bay of Cornouaille") is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in Northwestern France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie ...

as a free agent. In the summer of 2024, he moved to Cypriot side

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

, where he made 13 appearances in all competitions. On 19 February 2025, he joined Polish second-tier club

as a

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Personal life

Born in France, Célestine is of Italian descent. Célestine's brother,

Enzo Célestine Enzo Nicolás Jacques Célestine (born 24 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persibo Bojonegoro. Club career Célestine started his career in France at Martigues, then playing for Saint-Lou ...

, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Arka Gdynia *

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

: 2024–25

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Celestine, Julien 1997 births Living people Corsica men's international footballers Footballers from Paris French men's footballers French sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football defenders Valmiera FC players R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) players Rodez AF players Club León footballers Diósgyőri VTK players Apollon Limassol FC players Arka Gdynia players Latvian Higher League players Ligue 2 players Liga MX players Cypriot First Division players I liga players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Poland French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Latvia French expatriate sportspeople in Mexico French expatriate sportspeople in Hungary French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus French expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century French sportsmen