Christopher Braun

Christopher Braun
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 47
Youth career
–2008 Hamburger SV
2008 VfL 93 Hamburg
2009–2010 FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 FC St. Pauli II 61 (1)
2013–2014 SV Wilhelmshaven 33 (2)
2014–2015 VfB Oldenburg 30 (1)
2015–2016 SG Wattenscheid 09 34 (1)
2016–2018 Fortuna Sittard 63 (1)
2019–2020 OFI 41 (0)
2020–2022 Botoșani 61 (1)
2022–2023 CFR Cluj 30 (1)
2023–2026 Rapid București 75 (2)
2026– CFR Cluj 25 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2026

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

As of match played 25 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC St. Pauli II 2010–11 Oberliga Hamburg 130———130
2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 300———300
2012–13 181———181
Total 611———611
SV Wilhelmshaven 2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 33230——362
VfB Oldenburg 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 30140——341
SG Wattenscheid 09 2015–26 Regionalliga West 34150——391
Fortuna Sittard 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 35110——361
2017–18 28030——310
2018–19 Eredivisie 0000——310
Total 63140——671
OFI 2018–19 Super League Greece 13010—20160
2019–20 28040——320
Total 41050—20480
Botoșani 2020–21 Liga I 24020——260
2021–22 37110—10391
Total 61130—10651
CFR Cluj 2022–23 Liga I 301409010441
Rapid București 2023–24 Liga I 36010——370
2024–25 24210——252
2025–26 15010——160
Total 75230——782
CFR Cluj 2025–26 Liga I 13000——130
2026–27 1201040—170
Total 2501040—300
Career total 453103201304050210
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Niedersächsischer Pokal, Westfalenpokal, KNVB Beker, Greek Cup, Cupa României
  2. ↑ One appearance in DFB-Pokal, two appearances in Niedersächsischer Pokal
  3. ↑ Appearances in Super League Greece relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României

Honours

FC St. Pauli II

SG Wattenscheid 09

CFR Cluj

References

  1. ↑ "Braun verruilt Fortuna voor OFI Kreta - Fortuna Online". 9 December 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Trei dintr-o lovitură! FC Botoșani și-a prezentat ultimele transferuri". www.digisport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Primul transfer din această vară efectuat pe ruta CFR Cluj - Rapid! Christopher Braun a fost prezentat" (in Romanian). eurosport.ro. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Christopher Braun at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2026.