Career
He plays as a midfielder. Christopher went for trials with Geylang International when he was young and duly impressed the coaches at Geylang was rewarded with a place at the Geyland U-16 squad. He was due to play for South.League giants Tampines Rovers" Prime League squad when he turned 17 but saw his opportunity derailed by National Service.
Disillusioned, he rejected the chance to play for the SAFSA team during his 2 years of service and almost gave up on continuing professional football.
A second chance came calling for Christopher when he entered the professional football scene in Singapore through his involvement in a MediaCorp Channel 5 television series, First XI. Tampines Rovers Following the exit of LionsXII from the Malaysia Super League, Christopher rejoined Tampines Rovers. LionsXII Alongside Sahil Suhaimi, Wahyudi Wayid and Izzdin Shafiq, Christopher was unveiled as one of the new LionsXII signings by Fandi Ahmad for the 2015 Malaysia Super League season.
This marks a remarkable turnaround for the "boy from the reality series" to a potential national team player. He made his LionsXII debut as a substitute in the opening game of the season, coming on to make a brief cameo appearance against PDRM FA in a 5-3 victory for the Lions.
Having impressed in his first season in the 2014 South.League Season, Christopher was rewarded with a call-up to the Singapore U-21 squad, by Richard Bok, for the Thanh Niên Cup in Vietnam.
He made his senior team international debut in a 3-0 loss against Japan, coming on with 10 minutes left on the clock. He earned his third cap in a friendly against Myanmar, coming on for the final 15 minutes of the game. Club LionsXII Malaysia: 2015.
