Christopher Hellmann

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Christopher Hellmann

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cologne, Germany

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = FC Astoria Walldorf

| collegeyears1 = 2013–2015

| college1 = Lynn Fighting Knights

| collegecaps1 = 45

| collegegoals1 = 49

| years1 = 2011–2013

| clubs1 = FC Astoria Walldorf

| caps1 = 45

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Des Moines Menace

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 15

| years3 = 2016

| clubs3 = Charlotte Independence

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2018

| clubs4 = FC Astoria Walldorf

| caps4 = 40

| goals4 = 11

| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = Des Moines Menace

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = South Georgia Tormenta

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2019–2020

| clubs7 = 1. FC Mühlhausen

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

}}

Christopher Hellmann (born 16 October 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Hellmann played for two seasons with German side FC Astoria Walldorf between 2011 and 2013, before accepting a scholarship to play college soccer at Lynn University, where he played until 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.lynnfightingknights.com/sports/msoc/2014-15/bios/hellmann_chris_xmpz |title=Chris Hellmann |website=lynnfightingknights.com |publisher=Lynn University |accessdate=18 February 2018}} Hellmann also spent the 2014 and 2015 off-season playing with Premier Development League side Des Moines Menace.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crowntownsoccer.com/another-former-des-moines-menace-joins-independence/# |title=Another Former des Moines Menace Joins Independence | Crown Town Soccer |access-date=28 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312044552/http://www.crowntownsoccer.com/another-former-des-moines-menace-joins-independence/# |archive-date=12 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

On 14 January 2016, Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected Hellmann 29th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web |url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/01/14/whitecaps-fc-select-striker-christopher-hellmann |title=Whitecaps FC select striker Christopher Hellmann in second round of 2016 MLS SuperDraft |website=whitecapsfc.com |publisher=MLS |date=14 January 2016 |accessdate=18 February 2018}} However, Hellmann was not signed by Vancouver, later signing with United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence on 2 March 2016.{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlotteindependence.com/independence-signs-german-striker-christopher-hellmann/# |title=Independence Signs German Striker Christopher Hellmann | Charlotte Independence |access-date=28 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426153610/http://www.charlotteindependence.com/independence-signs-german-striker-christopher-hellmann/# |archive-date=26 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}

He left Charlotte in June 2016, and signed with German Regionalliga Südwest side FC Astoria Walldorf.{{cite web |url=http://www.mrn-news.de/2016/06/28/walldorf-christopher-hellmann-kehrt-zum-fc-astoria-zurueck-262930/ |title=Walldorf – Christopher Hellmann kehrt zum FC Astoria zurück |website=mrn-news.de |publisher=MRN-News GmbH & Co. KG |language=German |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=18 February 2018}}