Kingsley Madu

Kingsley Madu (born 12 December 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back for AS Trenčín in the Slovak Fortuna Liga. He was a member of the Nigerian national team.

Kingsley Madu
Madu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Madu[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995[2]
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
AS Trenčín
Number 13
Youth career
GBS Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
El-Kanemi Warriors
2014–2016 AS Trenčín 60 (3)
2016–2019 Zulte Waregem 15 (0)
2019KSV Roeselare (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2020 Odense 1 (0)
2021– AS Trenčín 40 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Nigeria U20 10 (0)
2015–2016 Nigeria 3 (0)
2016 Nigeria Olympic 3 (0)
Honours
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023

Club career

He started at El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. On 13 January 2014 Madu signed with Moses Simon a three-year contract with the Slovakian club AS Trenčín.[4][5] on 30 August 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem.[6]

On 21 August 2019, Madu joined Danish Superliga club Odense on a one-year contract.[7] Madu was released by Odense on 22 May 2020, having only made one appearance for the club.[8]

International career

He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]

Honours

Club

AS Trenčín[10]
Zulte Waregem

International

Nigeria

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. MADU KINGSLEY Archived 2014-03-08 at archive.today 08.03.2014, corgonliga.sk
  3. Kingsley Madu Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. "Nigeria News". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. "Mladí Nigérijčania podpísali s AS Trenčín zmluvy na tri roky | ProFutbal.sk" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. -Waregem / article / detail / 2844210/2016/08/30 / Zulte-Waregem-welcomes-two-new-spelers.dhtml Zulte Waregem welcomes two new players hln.be, 30 August 2016
  7. OB skriver kontrakt med Kingsley Madu, ob.dk, 21 August 2019
  8. , ob.dk, 22 May 2020
  9. Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  10. "Nigeria – K. Madu – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. "Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup". uefa.com. 18 March 2017.


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