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Chris Killen

November 16, 2023

For the Australian cricketer, see Chris Killen (cricketer).

Christopher John Killen (born 8 October 1981) is a former New Zealand international footballer. Killen grew up in Wellington and played his club football for Miramar Rangers. After a trial with Manchester City, he joined City's youth academy. His first senior club appearances came during a loan spell at Wrexham in September 2000, and the following season he was loaned to Port Vale. Killen joined Oldham Athletic in July 2002 for £250,000, but failed to match his price tag because of persistent injury, and was eventually released on a free transfer.

Chris Killen
Chris Killen playing for Middlesbrough
Personal information
Full name Christopher John Killen[1]
Date of birth (1981-10-08) 8 October 1981 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Rongotai College
1995–1998 Miramar Rangers
1998–1999 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Manchester City 3 (0)
2000 → Wrexham (loan) 12 (3)
2001 → Port Vale (loan) 9 (6)
2002–2006 Oldham Athletic 78 (17)
2006–2007 Hibernian 25 (16)
2007–2010 Celtic 26 (2)
2009 → Norwich City (loan) 4 (0)
2010 Middlesbrough 17 (3)
2010–2011 Shenzhen Ruby 35 (17)
2012–2013 Chongqing 46 (23)
Total 255 (87)
International career
New Zealand U20 4 (2)
2008 New Zealand Olympic (O.P.) 5 (1)
2001–2013 New Zealand[3][4] 48 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In January 2006, Killen joined Hibernian, and scored 11 goals in the early part of the 2006–07 season, but a ruptured Achilles tendon prematurely ended his season in January. Killen's contract with Hibernian expired in the summer of 2007, and, after using the Easter Road cub's facilities to regain fitness, he then signed for Celtic on a three-year contract, but found first team opportunities hard to come by, and was loaned to Norwich City during the 2008–09 season. Killen rejoined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough in January 2010. Seven months later he moved to China to play for Shenzhen Ruby. He switched clubs to Chongqing in February 2012.

Killen made his international debut for New Zealand during the 2000 OFC Nations Cup, and was included in the New Zealand U23 squad for their appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics as one of three over age players. He was also named as part of the New Zealand squad for the 2002 OFC Nations Cup, 2003 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Club career edit

Early career edit

Born in Wellington, Killen grew up in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay.[5] As a youth he attended Rongotai College. He represented the college in junior grades, and was selected to tour Australia with the New Zealand Secondary Schools representative team in 1998, along with future "All Whites" Leo Bertos and Tony Lochhead.

Killen played his club football for Miramar Rangers, whose coach arranged a trial with Manchester City.[6] The trial was successful, and the 17-year-old Killen joined City's youth academy. His first senior club appearances came during a loan spell at Second Division side Wrexham in September 2000, then managed by Brian Flynn. He scored his first league goal on 9 September against Oldham Athletic,[7] and in total scored three goals in nine appearances for the Welsh club. The following season, he was loaned to Brian Horton's Second Division Port Vale.[8] He scored on his debut on 25 September, in a 3–1 win over former club Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground.[8] He scored in a 3–1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers four days later, before scoring a brace in a 5–0 win over Cambridge United on his home debut at Vale Park on 5 October.[8] He ended his loan tally with six goals in nine games for the "Valiants".[8] In November 2001, he was recalled from his loan by manager Kevin Keegan as a number of Manchester City strikers were injured, and played as a substitute in a 2–1 First Division win against Rotherham United.[9] He made two further substitute appearances that season, and finished as top goalscorer for the reserves.[10]

Oldham Athletic edit

He joined Oldham Athletic in July 2002,[11] after manager Iain Dowie spent £250,000 to acquire the young striker. He went on to score just four goals in 33 appearances in 2002–03. During the 2003–04 campaign he featured 13 times, scoring two goals.

Killen was the club's top scorer in the 2004–05 season, with 15 goals in 30 starts.[12] Killen was "jinxed" by injury, however, and after a further twelve appearances in 2005–06, Oldham allowed him to move to Hibernian on a free transfer.[12] After Killen had left the club, recently appointed manager Ronnie Moore claimed that Killen had "underachieved" during his time with the club.[13] The club's managing director also issued a statement on the club website stating that Killen had cost £13,000 per game and £36,000 per goal due to his injury record and expensive contract.[13]

Hibernian edit

In January 2006, Killen joined Hibernian (Hibs) on a free transfer.[14] He made his debut against Hearts on 28 January,[15] and then scored on his second appearance as he netted the third goal in Hibs' 3–0 defeat of Rangers at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup fourth round on 4 February.[16] Four days later he scored his first goal at Easter Road, the opener in a 7–0 win over Livingston.[17] He scored five goals for Hibs by the end of the 2005–06 season.

Killen scored the opening goal the 5–0 win over Latvian club Dinaburg in the UEFA Intertoto Cup second-round game at Easter Road on 2 July 2006.[18] Following the departure of strikers Garry O'Connor and Derek Riordan, Killen was expected to be an important player for Hibs in the 2006–07 season. By December 2006 he had scored 11 goals, including two in a 2–1 win over Rangers.[19] During a 2–2 Scottish Cup draw with Aberdeen in January, however, Killen suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon which ended his season.[20] Killen's contract with Hibernian expired in the summer of 2007 and he rejected the offer of a one-year extension from the Edinburgh club.

Celtic edit

Killen was expected to sign for Cardiff City,[21] but he instead signed for Celtic on a three-year contract in May 2007.[22] Killen made his debut on 5 August, coming off the bench in a goalless draw against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park.[23] His first goal for the club came on 7 October at Fir Park; with Celtic trailing 1–0 to Gretna, Killen equalised in the 89th minute before Scott McDonald scored the winner for Celtic in stoppage time.[24] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 3 October in a shock 2–1 victory over A.C. Milan at Celtic Park.[25] He made just three league starts in 2007–08, though came off the bench 24 times.

After that, however, he found chances hard to come by as he found himself behind Scott McDonald, Georgios Samaras and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in the pecking order. Killen played mostly for the Celtic reserve team, and hardly featured in the first team at all. On 31 January 2009, Killen joined Championship side Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[26] He made his first appearance for Bryan Gunn's "Canaries" in a 3–3 draw to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on 3 February, before he returned to training with Celtic after only making four substitute appearances at Carrow Road. At the end of the 2008–09 season, manager Gordon Strachan resigned and was replaced by Tony Mowbray, who had previously managed Killen at Hibernian.

Killen's hopes of regaining a first team place at Celtic for the 2009–10 season were boosted in pre-season friendly matches, as he scored two goals against Brisbane Roar[27] and came off the bench to score in a 5–0 win against Al-Ahly.[28] Killen then started Celtic's following pre-season match against Tottenham Hotspur, and he opened the scoring in this match with a neat headed finish following a pinpoint cross by teammate Paul Caddis.[29] A further goal against Manchester City ensured he finished pre-season with five goals in five games.[30] He scored his first league goal at Celtic Park on 20 September, Celtic's first goal in a 2–1 win against Hearts.[31] Three days later he scored against Falkirk at Falkirk Stadium in a 4–0 win in the League Cup.[32]

Middlesbrough edit

Killen returned to England in January 2010 and joined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough, along with teammates Willo Flood and Barry Robson.[33] He scored his first goal at the Riverside Stadium on 9 February, in a 2–1 win over Barnsley.[34] He scored two further headed goals in Championship games against Reading and Preston North End,[35][36] but left the club after the end of the season when his contract expired in June 2010.

China edit

After being released by Middlesbrough, Killen signed a year and half contract with Chinese Super League side Shenzhen Ruby in July 2010, then managed by Siniša Gogić.[37][38] Killen scored his first goal for the "Youth Army" on his debut against Liaoning Whowin at the Tiexi New District Sports Center on 28 July 2010.[39] He finished his first half-year at Shenzhen Stadium with eight goals from thirteen matches to help the club to avoid relegation by a two-point margin. The club were relegated in 2011 after finishing bottom of the league under Philippe Troussier, despite Killen's nine goals.

Killen signed a contract with China League One club Chongqing on 17 February 2012; the club play at the 58,680 capacity Chongqing Olympic Sports Center.[40] He finished the 2012 season as division's fourth highest scorer on 17 goals from 26 starts.

International career edit

Killen has represented New Zealand at under-20 and under-23 levels, and was included in the New Zealand under-23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games as one of three over age players, alongside Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott.[41]

Killen made his international debut for the New Zealand senior team during the 2000 OFC Nations Cup against Tahiti,[42][43] three months before his first senior appearance at club level. The "All Whites" finished the tournament as runners-up, after losing 2–0 to Australia in the final. He was also in the squad for the 2002 OFC Nations Cup, which New Zealand won after beating Australia 1–0 at the Mount Smart Stadium. He was further named in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and featured in the defeats to Japan and Colombia at the group stage.[44][45]

Killen featured in New Zealand's success at the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, though he played just one game – the 2–0 win over Fiji at Churchill Park.[46] He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa.[47][48] Killen scored twice in their final warm up game, a 4–3 defeat by World champions Italy. In the tournament itself, he played in the defeats to Spain and South Africa, and the draw with Iraq.[49][50][51]

Killen also featured in the team that beat Bahrain in a two-legged Asia/Oceania play-off to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was named in the New Zealand squad for the finals in South Africa, where New Zealand went unbeaten with three draws against Slovakia, Italy, and Paraguay; Killen played all three games.[52][53][54]

Personal life edit

In September 2016, Killen admitted to sexually assaulting a young woman in England. After first denying the charge, Killen change his plea to guilty before he was due to go on trial.[55][56] Killen received a 12-month jail term but it was suspended for 18 months, he was also ordered to undergo 20 hours of rehabilitation and to perform 200 hours of community service.[57]

Career statistics edit

Club statistics edit

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1999–2000[58] First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01[59] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001–02[60] First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Wrexham (loan) 2000–01[59] Second Division 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
Port Vale (loan) 2001–02[60] Second Division 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6
Oldham Athletic 2002–03[61] Second Division 27 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 33 4
2003–04[62] Second Division 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
2004–05[63] League One 26 10 2 4 2 0 0 0 30 14
2005–06[64] League One 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Total 78 17 5 4 5 1 0 0 88 22
Hibernian 2005–06[64] SPL 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 4
2006–07[65] SPL 18 13 1 1 2 0 3[a] 1[a] 24 15
Total 25 16 2 2 2 0 3 1 32 19
Celtic 2007–08[66] SPL 20 1 1 0 1 0 5[b] 0 27 1
2008–09[67] SPL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10[68] SPL 5 1 0 0 2 1 1[c] 0 8 2
Total 26 2 1 0 3 1 6 0 36 3
Norwich City (loan) 2008–09[67] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Middlesbrough 2009–10[68] Championship 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3
Shenzhen Ruby 2010[69] Chinese Super League 14 8
2011[69] Chinese Super League 21 9
Total 35 17
Chongqing 2012[69] China League One 26 17
2013[69] China League One 20 6
Total 46 23
Career total 255 87 8 6 10 2 9 1 282 96
  1. ^ a b Appearance/s and goal/s in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
  2. ^ Appearance/s in the UEFA Champions League.
  3. ^ Appearance/s in the UEFA Europa League.

International statistics edit

New Zealand national team[69]
Year Apps Goals
2000 6 2
2001 3 0
2002 4 5
2003 3 0
2006 4 1
2007 1 0
2009 8 2
2010 7 1
2011 3 0
2012 7 3
2013 2 2
Total 48 16

International caps list edit

New Zealand's goal tally first.

Honours edit

New Zealand OFC Nations Cup

Celtic

Notes edit

  1. ^ Also served as a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match
  2. ^ a b Also served as a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

References edit

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External links edit

  • – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Chris Killen at Soccerbase  

November 16, 2023
chris, killen, australian, cricketer, cricketer, christopher, john, killen, born, october, 1981, former, zealand, international, footballer, killen, grew, wellington, played, club, football, miramar, rangers, after, trial, with, manchester, city, joined, city,. For the Australian cricketer see Chris Killen cricketer Christopher John Killen born 8 October 1981 is a former New Zealand international footballer Killen grew up in Wellington and played his club football for Miramar Rangers After a trial with Manchester City he joined City s youth academy His first senior club appearances came during a loan spell at Wrexham in September 2000 and the following season he was loaned to Port Vale Killen joined Oldham Athletic in July 2002 for 250 000 but failed to match his price tag because of persistent injury and was eventually released on a free transfer Chris KillenChris Killen playing for MiddlesbroughPersonal informationFull nameChristopher John Killen 1 Date of birth 1981 10 08 8 October 1981 age 42 2 Place of birthWellington New Zealand 2 Height1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 2 Position s StrikerYouth careerRongotai College1995 1998Miramar Rangers1998 1999Manchester CitySenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1999 2002Manchester City3 0 2000 Wrexham loan 12 3 2001 Port Vale loan 9 6 2002 2006Oldham Athletic78 17 2006 2007Hibernian25 16 2007 2010Celtic26 2 2009 Norwich City loan 4 0 2010Middlesbrough17 3 2010 2011Shenzhen Ruby35 17 2012 2013Chongqing46 23 Total255 87 International careerNew Zealand U204 2 2008New Zealand Olympic O P 5 1 2001 2013New Zealand 3 4 48 16 Club domestic league appearances and goalsIn January 2006 Killen joined Hibernian and scored 11 goals in the early part of the 2006 07 season but a ruptured Achilles tendon prematurely ended his season in January Killen s contract with Hibernian expired in the summer of 2007 and after using the Easter Road cub s facilities to regain fitness he then signed for Celtic on a three year contract but found first team opportunities hard to come by and was loaned to Norwich City during the 2008 09 season Killen rejoined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough in January 2010 Seven months later he moved to China to play for Shenzhen Ruby He switched clubs to Chongqing in February 2012 Killen made his international debut for New Zealand during the 2000 OFC Nations Cup and was included in the New Zealand U23 squad for their appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics as one of three over age players He was also named as part of the New Zealand squad for the 2002 OFC Nations Cup 2003 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Oldham Athletic 1 3 Hibernian 1 4 Celtic 1 5 Middlesbrough 1 6 China 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Career statistics 4 1 Club statistics 4 2 International statistics 4 3 International caps list 5 Honours 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksClub career editEarly career edit Born in Wellington Killen grew up in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay 5 As a youth he attended Rongotai College He represented the college in junior grades and was selected to tour Australia with the New Zealand Secondary Schools representative team in 1998 along with future All Whites Leo Bertos and Tony Lochhead Killen played his club football for Miramar Rangers whose coach arranged a trial with Manchester City 6 The trial was successful and the 17 year old Killen joined City s youth academy His first senior club appearances came during a loan spell at Second Division side Wrexham in September 2000 then managed by Brian Flynn He scored his first league goal on 9 September against Oldham Athletic 7 and in total scored three goals in nine appearances for the Welsh club The following season he was loaned to Brian Horton s Second Division Port Vale 8 He scored on his debut on 25 September in a 3 1 win over former club Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground 8 He scored in a 3 1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers four days later before scoring a brace in a 5 0 win over Cambridge United on his home debut at Vale Park on 5 October 8 He ended his loan tally with six goals in nine games for the Valiants 8 In November 2001 he was recalled from his loan by manager Kevin Keegan as a number of Manchester City strikers were injured and played as a substitute in a 2 1 First Division win against Rotherham United 9 He made two further substitute appearances that season and finished as top goalscorer for the reserves 10 Oldham Athletic edit He joined Oldham Athletic in July 2002 11 after manager Iain Dowie spent 250 000 to acquire the young striker He went on to score just four goals in 33 appearances in 2002 03 During the 2003 04 campaign he featured 13 times scoring two goals Killen was the club s top scorer in the 2004 05 season with 15 goals in 30 starts 12 Killen was jinxed by injury however and after a further twelve appearances in 2005 06 Oldham allowed him to move to Hibernian on a free transfer 12 After Killen had left the club recently appointed manager Ronnie Moore claimed that Killen had underachieved during his time with the club 13 The club s managing director also issued a statement on the club website stating that Killen had cost 13 000 per game and 36 000 per goal due to his injury record and expensive contract 13 Hibernian edit In January 2006 Killen joined Hibernian Hibs on a free transfer 14 He made his debut against Hearts on 28 January 15 and then scored on his second appearance as he netted the third goal in Hibs 3 0 defeat of Rangers at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup fourth round on 4 February 16 Four days later he scored his first goal at Easter Road the opener in a 7 0 win over Livingston 17 He scored five goals for Hibs by the end of the 2005 06 season Killen scored the opening goal the 5 0 win over Latvian club Dinaburg in the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round game at Easter Road on 2 July 2006 18 Following the departure of strikers Garry O Connor and Derek Riordan Killen was expected to be an important player for Hibs in the 2006 07 season By December 2006 he had scored 11 goals including two in a 2 1 win over Rangers 19 During a 2 2 Scottish Cup draw with Aberdeen in January however Killen suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon which ended his season 20 Killen s contract with Hibernian expired in the summer of 2007 and he rejected the offer of a one year extension from the Edinburgh club Celtic edit Killen was expected to sign for Cardiff City 21 but he instead signed for Celtic on a three year contract in May 2007 22 Killen made his debut on 5 August coming off the bench in a goalless draw against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park 23 His first goal for the club came on 7 October at Fir Park with Celtic trailing 1 0 to Gretna Killen equalised in the 89th minute before Scott McDonald scored the winner for Celtic in stoppage time 24 He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 3 October in a shock 2 1 victory over A C Milan at Celtic Park 25 He made just three league starts in 2007 08 though came off the bench 24 times After that however he found chances hard to come by as he found himself behind Scott McDonald Georgios Samaras and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in the pecking order Killen played mostly for the Celtic reserve team and hardly featured in the first team at all On 31 January 2009 Killen joined Championship side Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the 2008 09 season 26 He made his first appearance for Bryan Gunn s Canaries in a 3 3 draw to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on 3 February before he returned to training with Celtic after only making four substitute appearances at Carrow Road At the end of the 2008 09 season manager Gordon Strachan resigned and was replaced by Tony Mowbray who had previously managed Killen at Hibernian Killen s hopes of regaining a first team place at Celtic for the 2009 10 season were boosted in pre season friendly matches as he scored two goals against Brisbane Roar 27 and came off the bench to score in a 5 0 win against Al Ahly 28 Killen then started Celtic s following pre season match against Tottenham Hotspur and he opened the scoring in this match with a neat headed finish following a pinpoint cross by teammate Paul Caddis 29 A further goal against Manchester City ensured he finished pre season with five goals in five games 30 He scored his first league goal at Celtic Park on 20 September Celtic s first goal in a 2 1 win against Hearts 31 Three days later he scored against Falkirk at Falkirk Stadium in a 4 0 win in the League Cup 32 Middlesbrough edit Killen returned to England in January 2010 and joined his former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough along with teammates Willo Flood and Barry Robson 33 He scored his first goal at the Riverside Stadium on 9 February in a 2 1 win over Barnsley 34 He scored two further headed goals in Championship games against Reading and Preston North End 35 36 but left the club after the end of the season when his contract expired in June 2010 China edit After being released by Middlesbrough Killen signed a year and half contract with Chinese Super League side Shenzhen Ruby in July 2010 then managed by Sinisa Gogic 37 38 Killen scored his first goal for the Youth Army on his debut against Liaoning Whowin at the Tiexi New District Sports Center on 28 July 2010 39 He finished his first half year at Shenzhen Stadium with eight goals from thirteen matches to help the club to avoid relegation by a two point margin The club were relegated in 2011 after finishing bottom of the league under Philippe Troussier despite Killen s nine goals Killen signed a contract with China League One club Chongqing on 17 February 2012 the club play at the 58 680 capacity Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 40 He finished the 2012 season as division s fourth highest scorer on 17 goals from 26 starts International career editKillen has represented New Zealand at under 20 and under 23 levels and was included in the New Zealand under 23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games as one of three over age players alongside Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott 41 Killen made his international debut for the New Zealand senior team during the 2000 OFC Nations Cup against Tahiti 42 43 three months before his first senior appearance at club level The All Whites finished the tournament as runners up after losing 2 0 to Australia in the final He was also in the squad for the 2002 OFC Nations Cup which New Zealand won after beating Australia 1 0 at the Mount Smart Stadium He was further named in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and featured in the defeats to Japan and Colombia at the group stage 44 45 Killen featured in New Zealand s success at the 2008 OFC Nations Cup though he played just one game the 2 0 win over Fiji at Churchill Park 46 He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa 47 48 Killen scored twice in their final warm up game a 4 3 defeat by World champions Italy In the tournament itself he played in the defeats to Spain and South Africa and the draw with Iraq 49 50 51 Killen also featured in the team that beat Bahrain in a two legged Asia Oceania play off to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was named in the New Zealand squad for the finals in South Africa where New Zealand went unbeaten with three draws against Slovakia Italy and Paraguay Killen played all three games 52 53 54 Personal life editIn September 2016 Killen admitted to sexually assaulting a young woman in England After first denying the charge Killen change his plea to guilty before he was due to go on trial 55 56 Killen received a 12 month jail term but it was suspended for 18 months he was also ordered to undergo 20 hours of rehabilitation and to perform 200 hours of community service 57 Career statistics editClub statistics edit Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other TotalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsManchester City 1999 2000 58 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02000 01 59 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02001 02 60 First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0Wrexham loan 2000 01 59 Second Division 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3Port Vale loan 2001 02 60 Second Division 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6Oldham Athletic 2002 03 61 Second Division 27 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 33 42003 04 62 Second Division 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 22004 05 63 League One 26 10 2 4 2 0 0 0 30 142005 06 64 League One 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2Total 78 17 5 4 5 1 0 0 88 22Hibernian 2005 06 64 SPL 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 42006 07 65 SPL 18 13 1 1 2 0 3 a 1 a 24 15Total 25 16 2 2 2 0 3 1 32 19Celtic 2007 08 66 SPL 20 1 1 0 1 0 5 b 0 27 12008 09 67 SPL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02009 10 68 SPL 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 c 0 8 2Total 26 2 1 0 3 1 6 0 36 3Norwich City loan 2008 09 67 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0Middlesbrough 2009 10 68 Championship 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3Shenzhen Ruby 2010 69 Chinese Super League 14 82011 69 Chinese Super League 21 9Total 35 17Chongqing 2012 69 China League One 26 172013 69 China League One 20 6Total 46 23Career total 255 87 8 6 10 2 9 1 282 96 a b Appearance s and goal s in the UEFA Intertoto Cup Appearance s in the UEFA Champions League Appearance s in the UEFA Europa League International statistics edit New Zealand national team 69 Year Apps Goals2000 6 22001 3 02002 4 52003 3 02006 4 12007 1 02009 8 22010 7 12011 3 02012 7 32013 2 2Total 48 16International caps list edit New Zealand s goal tally first International appearances and goals Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Goal20001 19 June Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Papeete nbsp Tahiti 2 0 2000 OFC Nations Cup2 21 June Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Papeete nbsp Vanuatu 3 1 2000 OFC Nations Cup 2 2 3 25 June Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Papeete nbsp Solomon Islands 2 0 2000 OFC Nations Cup4 28 June Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Papeete nbsp Australia 0 2 2000 OFC Nations Cup Final5 13 August Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lumpur nbsp Malaysia 0 0 2000 Merdeka Tournament6 19 August Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lumpur nbsp Malaysia 2 0 2000 Merdeka Tournament20017 22 May Bishan Stadium Singapore nbsp Singapore 0 3 Friendly8 20 June Westpac Stadium Wellington nbsp Australia 0 2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification9 24 June Stadium Australia Sydney nbsp Australia 1 4 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification200210 5 July North Harbour Stadium Auckland nbsp Tahiti 4 0 2002 OFC Nations Cup11 7 July North Harbour Stadium Auckland nbsp Papua New Guinea 9 1 2002 OFC Nations Cup 4 6 12 12 July Mount Smart Stadium Auckland nbsp Vanuatu 3 0 2002 OFC Nations Cup 1 7 13 14 July Mount Smart Stadium Auckland nbsp Australia 1 0 2002 OFC Nations Cup Final200314 8 June City Stadium Richmond nbsp United States 1 2 Friendly15 18 June Stade de France Paris nbsp Japan 0 3 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup16 20 June Stade de Gerland Lyon nbsp Colombia 1 3 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup200617 24 May Ferenc Szusza Stadium Budapest nbsp Hungary 0 2 Friendly18 27 May Stadion Altenkirchen Altenkirchen nbsp Georgia 3 1 Friendly 1 8 19 31 May A Le Coq Arena Tallinn nbsp Estonia 1 1 Friendly20 4 June Stade de Geneve Geneva nbsp Brazil 0 4 Friendly200721 17 October Churchill Park Lautoka nbsp Fiji 2 0 2008 OFC Nations Cup note 1 200922 3 June National Stadium Dar es Salaam nbsp Tanzania 1 2 Friendly23 6 June Botswana National Stadium Gaborone nbsp Botswana 0 0 Friendly24 10 June Atteridgeville Super Stadium Pretoria nbsp Italy 3 4 Friendly 2 10 25 14 June Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg nbsp Spain 0 5 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup26 17 June Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg nbsp South Africa 0 2 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup27 20 June Ellis Park Johannesburg nbsp Iraq 0 0 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup28 10 October Bahrain National Stadium Riffa nbsp Bahrain 0 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification29 14 November Westpac Stadium Wellington nbsp Bahrain 1 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification201030 3 March The Rose Bowl Pasadena nbsp Mexico 0 2 Friendly31 24 May MCG Melbourne nbsp Australia 1 2 Friendly 1 11 32 15 June Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg nbsp Slovakia 1 1 2010 FIFA World Cup33 21 June Mbombela Stadium Nelspruit nbsp Italy 1 1 2010 FIFA World Cup34 25 June Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane nbsp Paraguay 0 0 2010 FIFA World Cup35 9 October North Harbour Stadium Auckland nbsp Honduras 1 1 Friendly36 12 October Westpac Stadium Wellington nbsp Paraguay 0 2 Friendly201137 25 February Wuhan Sports Center Wuhan nbsp China 1 1 Friendly38 1 June Invesco Field at Mile High Denver nbsp Mexico 0 3 Friendly39 5 June Adelaide Oval Adelaide nbsp Australia 0 3 Friendly201240 29 February Mount Smart Stadium Auckland nbsp Jamaica 2 3 Friendly 1 12 41 2 June Lawson Tama Stadium Honiara nbsp Fiji 1 0 2012 OFC Nations Cup note 2 42 4 June Lawson Tama Stadium Honiara nbsp Papua New Guinea 2 1 2012 OFC Nations Cup note 2 43 8 June Lawson Tama Stadium Honiara nbsp New Caledonia 0 2 2012 OFC Nations Cup44 11 September North Harbour Stadium Auckland nbsp Solomon Islands 6 1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 1 13 45 12 October Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Pirae nbsp Tahiti 2 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification46 16 October AMI Stadium Christchurch nbsp Tahiti 3 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 1 14 201347 22 March Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin nbsp New Caledonia 2 1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 1 15 48 5 September King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh nbsp Saudi Arabia 1 0 2013 OSN Cup 1 16 Honours editNew Zealand OFC Nations Cup Winners 2002 2008 Runners up 2004 Third place 2012Celtic Scottish Premier League 2007 08Notes edit Also served as a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match a b Also served as a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match References edit Chris Killen Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 9 March 2017 a b c FootballSquads Port Vale 2001 02 www footballsquads co uk Retrieved 24 June 2019 A International Appearances Overall The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Archived from the original on 1 May 2009 Retrieved 3 June 2009 A International Scorers Overall The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Archived from the original on 16 June 2009 Retrieved 3 June 2009 Soccer Chris to make a Killen at Celtic NZ Herald Retrieved 3 February 2021 Killen striking the right notes Scotland on Sunday Archived from the original on 14 July 2012 Retrieved 2 November 2007 Wrexham 3 1 Oldham BBC 9 September 2000 Retrieved 2 November 2007 a b c d Cult Hero 10 Chris Killen onevalefan co uk 30 January 2012 Retrieved 1 June 2020 Man City 2 Rotherham 1 Manchester Evening News Retrieved 2 November 2007 Killen a chart topper Manchester Evening News Retrieved 2 November 2007 Killen for Oldham BBC Sport 30 July 2002 Retrieved 2 January 2010 a b Chris Killen Joins Hibernian Oldham Athletic A F C 26 January 2006 Archived from the original on 27 March 2012 Retrieved 16 February 2010 a b Browne Gavin 2 February 2006 Moore Critical Killen should be thankful Manchester Evening News Retrieved 16 February 2010 All White signs for Hibs TVNZ ONE Sport 27 January 2006 Hearts 4 1 Hibernian BBC Sport 28 January 2006 Retrieved 10 September 2021 Rangers 0 3 Hibernian BBC Sport BBC 4 February 2006 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Hibernian 7 0 Livingston BBC Sport BBC 8 February 2006 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Hibernian 5 0 Dinaburg Daugavpils BBC Sport BBC 2 July 2006 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Hibernian 2 1 Rangers BBC Sport BBC 17 September 2006 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Hibs struck by Killen injury blow BBC 11 January 2007 Retrieved 10 September 2021 Killen closes on Bluebirds move BBC Sport 28 May 2007 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Celtic in surprise Killen swoop BBC Sport 30 May 2007 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Moffatt Colin 5 August 2007 Celtic 0 0 Kilmarnock BBC Sport Retrieved 17 February 2012 Moffatt Colin 7 October 2007 Gretna 1 2 Celtic BBC Sport Retrieved 17 February 2012 Moffatt Colin 3 October 2007 Celtic 2 1 AC Milan BBC Sport Retrieved 12 June 2022 Norwich secure Killen loan deal BBC Sport 31 January 2009 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Hoops too good for Roar The World Game 13 July 2009 Retrieved 7 December 2009 permanent dead link Wilson Jeremy 24 July 2009 Wembley cup Celtic warm up for Dinamo Moscow in style with 5 0 win over Al Ahly The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 17 February 2012 Tottenham 0 Celtic 2 STV Retrieved 17 February 2012 Manchester City 2 1 Celtic Journeyman Craig Bellamy Seals Win goal com Retrieved 17 February 2012 Conaghan Martin 20 September 2009 Celtic 2 1 Hearts BBC Sport Retrieved 17 February 2012 Falkirk 0 4 Celtic BBC Sport 21 September 2009 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Middlesbrough sign Celtic trio Celtic FC 13 January 2010 Archived from the original on 16 January 2010 Middlesbrough 2 1 Barnsley BBC 9 February 2010 Retrieved 16 February 2010 Middlesbrough 2 0 Preston BBC Sport 23 March 2010 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Middlesbrough 1 1 Reading BBC Sport 20 March 2010 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Chinese club nabs Killen TVNZ 27 July 2010 Retrieved 10 August 2011 Chris Killen joins Chinese club Stuff co nz Retrieved 27 July 2010 Killen shines on Shenzhen debut TVNZ 29 July 2010 Retrieved 10 August 2011 Kiwis abroad Nelsen starts for Spurs new clubs for Killen and Clansey New Zealand Football 20 February 2012 Archived from the original on 15 August 2012 Retrieved 23 February 2012 Olympic Football Squads Named New Zealand Olympic Committee 4 July 2008 Archived from the original on 5 July 2008 Retrieved 4 July 2008 A International Lineups The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Archived from the original on 29 April 2007 Retrieved 4 June 2009 Kill tug of war Edinburgh Evening News Archived from the original on 19 March 2007 Retrieved 2 November 2007 New Zealand Japan FIFA Archived from the original on 17 July 2007 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Colombia New Zealand FIFA Archived from the original on 1 October 2007 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Fiji New Zealand FIFA Archived from the original on 8 June 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2012 New Zealand All Whites name Confederations Cup squad Oceania Football confederation 7 May 2009 Archived from the original on 24 June 2009 2009 Confederations Cup New Zealand squad FIFA com Archived from the original on 13 June 2009 Retrieved 9 June 2009 Iraq New Zealand FIFA Archived from the original on 21 July 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2012 South Africa New Zealand FIFA Archived from the original on 23 June 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2012 New Zealand Spain FIFA Archived from the original on 30 August 2011 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Paraguay New Zealand FIFA Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2012 New Zealand Slovakia FIFA Archived from the original on 21 April 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Italy New Zealand FIFA Archived from the original on 21 July 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2012 Ex footballer Chris Killen admits sex attack BBC News Manchester 21 June 2017 Retrieved 22 June 2017 Former All White Chris Killen admits sexual assault in England Stuff co nz Retrieved 22 June 2017 Judge says sentenced ex All White Chris Killen had problem with binge drinking Stuff co nz Games played by Chris Killen in 1999 2000 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Killen in 2000 2001 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Killen in 2001 2002 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Killen in 2002 2003 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Killen in 2003 2004 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Killen in 2004 2005 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Killen in 2005 2006 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Killen in 2006 2007 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 Games played by Chris Killen in 2007 2008 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Killen in 2008 2009 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b Games played by Chris Killen in 2009 2010 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 1 January 2017 a b c d e Chris Killen National Football Teams Benjamin Strack Zimmermann Retrieved 10 July 2016 External links editChris Killen FIFA competition record archived Chris Killen at Soccerbase nbsp Player profile on NZ Football official website 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