Julien Célestine

Julien Célestine
	Célestine in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Julien Albert Marc Célestine
Date of birth	24 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Arka Gdynia
Number	18
Youth career
2001–2007	Rachais
2007–2011	Grenoble
2011–2013	Bastia
2013–2015	Béziers
2015–2016	Toulouse
2016–2018	Charleroi
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	RWDM
2019–2020	URSL Visé
2020–2021	Valmiera FC
2021–2022	Rodez
2022	León
2023	Diósgyőr
2023–2024	Concarneau
2024–2025	Apollon Limassol
2025–	Arka Gdynia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025

Julien Albert Marc Célestine (born 24 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for I liga club Arka Gdynia.

Career

Célestine began his football training at the academies of Rachais, Grenoble, Bastia, Béziers, and Toulouse before moving to Belgium with Charleroi in 2016.^[1] Célestine began his senior football career with the amateur Belgian clubs RWDM and URSL Visé.

In 2020, he signed with the Latvian club Valmiera FC, and then returned to France with Rodez on 2 January 2021.^[2] Célestine made his professional debut with Rodez in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Niort on 5 January 2021.^[3]

On 18 July 2022, Célestine joined Liga MX side León,^[4] before joining Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Diósgyőri VTK on 23 June 2023.^[5]

On 1 September 2023, Célestine returned to France, signing a one-year contract with Concarneau as a free agent.^[6]

In the summer of 2024, he moved to Cypriot side Apollon Limassol, where he made 13 appearances in all competitions. On 19 February 2025, he joined Polish second-tier club Arka Gdynia as a free agent.^[7]

Personal life

Born in France, Célestine is of Italian descent.^[8] Célestine's brother, Enzo Célestine, is also a professional footballer.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RWDM	2018–19	Belgian National Division 1	19	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
Visé	2019–20	Belgian National Division 1	17	1	0	0	0	0	17	1
Valmiera	2020	Latvian Higher League	25	1	2	0	1^[b]	0	28	1
Rodez	2020–21	Ligue 2	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	31	2	1	0	0	0	32	2
	Total		47	2	1	0	0	0	48	2
León	2022–23	Liga MX	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Diósgyőr	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	0	0	—		—		0	0
Concarneau	2023–24	Ligue 2	30	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
Apollon Limassol	2024–25	Cypriot First Division	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
Arka Gdynia	2024–25	I liga	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			155	4	5	0	1	0	161	4

^ Includes Belgian Cup, Latvian Cup, Coupe de France, Cypriot Cup
^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

^ "Info FM, Julien Célestine : " Charleroi est d'accord pour me prêter "". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
^ "Football : Julien Célestine, défenseur central, débarque à Rodez". centrepresseaveyron.fr.
^ "Rodez vs. Niort - 5 January 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
^ Villalpando, Jesse (18 July 2022). "La Fiera presenta a Julien Célestine; su debut aún deberá esperar". El Sol de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ "Julien Célestine a DVTK játékosa". dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ "Officiel – Julien Célestine fait son retour en Ligue 2 et rejoint Concarneau !". OneFootball. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ "Julien Célestine nowym zawodnikiem Arki Gdynia" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
^ "Julien Célestine". sport.de.
^ Issanchou, Erwan (30 December 2020). "5 choses à savoir sur Julien Célestine, la nouvelle recrue du RAF".
^ Julien Célestine at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

External links

Julien Célestine at Soccerway
Julien Célestine at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Julien Célestine at BeSoccer
Julien Célestine at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)

[11] Includes Belgian Cup, Latvian Cup, Coupe de France, Cypriot Cup

[UEL-12] Appearance in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Info FM, Julien Célestine : " Charleroi est d'accord pour me prêter "". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.

[2] "Football : Julien Célestine, défenseur central, débarque à Rodez". centrepresseaveyron.fr.

[3] "Rodez vs. Niort - 5 January 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.

[4] Villalpando, Jesse (18 July 2022). "La Fiera presenta a Julien Célestine; su debut aún deberá esperar". El Sol de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[5] "Julien Célestine a DVTK játékosa". dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[6] "Officiel – Julien Célestine fait son retour en Ligue 2 et rejoint Concarneau !". OneFootball. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

[7] "Julien Célestine nowym zawodnikiem Arki Gdynia" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

[8] "Julien Célestine". sport.de.

[9] Issanchou, Erwan (30 December 2020). "5 choses à savoir sur Julien Célestine, la nouvelle recrue du RAF".

[10] Julien Célestine at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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