Christian Eissele (born June 23, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a striker.
[7] Despite developing at the academy, Eissele's hopes of playing professionally were stopped due to the American not being eligible for a work permit.
In March 2012, he landed a trial at Finnish club PS Kemi and subsequently received a professional contract which he signed at the age of 19.
However, June was Eissele's standout month as he scored ten goals in five matches, including two hat-tricks and two braces.
The hat-tricks came against ORPa and Tervarit while the braces were scored against KPV, the team he played on his professional debut, and GBK Kokkola.
In February, he spent time with RoPS and featured in a Finnish League Cup tie against Honka in which he played 62 minutes without scoring.
[11] He made his first appearance for Brage on 21 April 2014 in a 2–1 win versus AFC United, he played 90 minutes before being substituted for Viktor Ekervik-Eriksson.
[1] In total in 2015, Eissele scored seven goals in eleven appearances which helped Kemi win the Ykkönen and gain promotion to the Veikkausliiga for 2016.
[18] Five goals, notably two against Seattle Sounders FC 2 on 8 September, in twenty-seven matches followed as Sacramento reached the post-season play-offs; where they lost to Swope Park Rangers.
[1][22] Eissele announced his retirement on April 6, 2020, subsequently taking over from his father as Lake Mary High School's girls soccer head coach in August.