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Chris Killen| Position |
Striker |
| DOB |
October 8, 1981 |
| Height | 1.83m |
| Weight | 81kg |
| Current club |
Celtic (Glasgow) |
| Previous clubs |
Hibernian |
| Caps | 35 |
| Goals | 17 |
| All Whites debut | v Tahiti, June 19, 2000 |
| Other national teams |
Olympic (U-23), U-20 |
| FIFA Tournaments | FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 Beijing Olympics 2008 |
Last updated October 10, 2009
2009: Joined Norwich City on loan but returned to Glasgow after making just four appearances from the bench for the Canaries. Travelled to Bangkok with the All Whites but missed the games against Thailand and Thailand 'A' with a calf injury. Scored New Zealand's second and third goals against World Champions Italy in a 3-4 defeat in Pretoria, South Africa. Scored twice in Celtic's 3-0 win over Brisbane Roar in a pre-season friendly under former Hibernian manager Tony Mowbray. Scored Celtic's final goal in a 5-0 win over Egyptian side Al Ahly at the Wembley Cup pre-season tournament in July then backed it up with an early goal against Spurs in the same event.
2008: Selected as one of three overage players in the New Zealand U-23 squad for the Beijing Olympics. An operation on an Archilles injury ruled Killen out of home and away FIFA World Cup qualifers against New Caledonia.
2007: Injury has kept Killen out of New Zealand's tours of the Americas and Wales but not the headlines with the Wellington-born marksman signing a lucrative three-year deal with Glasgow giants Celtic in late May. Partnered Shane Smeltz in attack for a World Cup qualifier against Fiji, but an Archilles strain meant Killen was an eleventh-hour withdrawl from home an away qualifiers against Vanuatu.
2006: With 15 goals in 26 internationals, Killen is on target to overhaul the recently retired Vaughan Coveny (30 goals in 75 internationals) as