Christopher Braun (born 15 July 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
Career Born in Hamburg, Braun played in his youth for Hamburger SV, VfL 93 Hamburg and FC St. Pauli. He progressed to senior football with FC St. Pauli's second team in March 2011, helping the team gain promotion to the Regionalliga Nord for the 2011–12 season and remaining with them for two seasons. He then spent one season each with league rivals SV Wilhelmshaven and VfB Oldenburg.
In 2015, he left northern Germany for the first time, joining SG Wattenscheid 09 in the Regionalliga West. After one season, he moved to the Dutch second-division club Fortuna Sittard. He helped the team achieve promotion to the Eredivisie in the 2017–18 season but subsequently lost his regular place and left the club during the winter break of the 2018–19 season. He then joined the Greek first-division club OFI Crete, helping them secure their top-flight status in the relegation play-offs against AO Platanias in May 2019.
After a short spell without a club, he joined Romanian first-division side FC Botoșani in October 2020, signing a two-year contract. In the summer of 2022, reigning champions CFR Cluj signed him, and the club finished third in the league at the end of the season. After one year, he moved to league rivals Rapid Bucureşti in the summer of 2023.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC St. Pauli II2010–11Oberliga Hamburg130———1302011–12Regionalliga Nord300———3002012–13181———181Total611———611SV Wilhelmshaven2013–14Regionalliga Nord33230——362VfB Oldenburg2014–15Regionalliga Nord30140——341SG Wattenscheid 092015–26Regionalliga West34150——391Fortuna Sittard2016–17Eerste Divisie35110——3612017–1828030——3102018–19Eredivisie0000——310Total63140——671OFI2018–19Super League Greece13010—201602019–2028040——320Total41050—20480Botoșani2020–21Liga I24020——2602021–2237110—10391Total61130—10651CFR Cluj2022–23Liga I301409010441Rapid București2023–24Liga I36010——3702024–2524210——2522025–2615010——160Total75230——782CFR Cluj2025–26Liga I13000——1302026–27801040—130Total2101040—260Career total449103201304049810
Honours FC St. Pauli II Oberliga Hamburg: 2010–11
SG Wattenscheid 09 Westfalenpokal: 2015–16
CFR Cluj Supercupa României runner-up: 2022
References
External links
Sport.de Profile