- Macauley Chrisantus
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Macauley Chrisantus Personal information Full name Macauley Chrisantus Date of birth 20 August 1990 Place of birth Abuja, Nigeria Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club FSV Frankfurt Number 33 Youth career –2007 Hearts of Abuja 2007–2008 Hamburger SV Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008 Hamburger SV II 12 (4) 2008– Hamburger SV 0 (0) 2009–2011 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 47 (11) 2011– → FSV Frankfurt (loan) 6 (5) National team‡ 2007 Nigeria U17 7 (7) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2010Macauley Chrisantus (born 20 August 1990 in Abuja) is a Nigerian football striker[1] playing for FSV Frankfurt.[2]
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Career
He joined Hamburg in 2007 from Abuja F.C.,[1] after attracting offers from several major European clubs, probably due to his contribution to Nigeria's World Junior Cup win that year as the highest goal scorer and second best player of the tournament.[3] In summer 2009, he was loaned Karlsruher SC for the 2009–10 season, but on 15 April 2010, KSC extended the loan deal for another year.[4]
International career
Chrisantus has represented Nigeria at under-17 level, and was the top scorer at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea with seven goals.He scored all seven goals with his right foot.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Hamburg beat Prem giants to starlet". Sky Sports. 13 November 2007. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2880151,00.html. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ "Chrisantus, Macauley" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2011-12/fsv-frankfurt-1295/46562/spieler_macauley-chrisantus.html. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Sannie, Ibrahim (18 September 2007). "Offers pour in for Chrisantus". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7000947.stm. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ "Chrisantus bleibt Badener" (in German). kicker.de. 15 April 2010. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/523692/artikel_Chrisantus-bleibt-Badener.html. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Careers after Korea". FIFA. 28 January 2009. http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=1005792.html. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
External links
- Macauley Chrisantus at fussballdaten.de (German)
FSV Frankfurt – current squad 1 Klandt · 3 Schlicke · 4 Teixeira · 5 Konrad · 6 Gordon · 7 Tosunoğlu · 8 Hleb · 9 Benyamina · 10 Gueye · 11 Fillinger · 13 Ujma · 14 Hofmeier · 15 Huber · 16 Heitmeier · 17 Yun · 18 Dahlén · 19 Gaus · 20 N'Diaye · 21 Gallego · 22 Cinaz · 23 Müller · 24 Kleinheider · 25 Langer · 26 Stark · 27 Henneböle · 28 Gledson · 29 Theodosiadis · 31 Tayebi · 33 Chrisantus · 37 Yelen · Coach: Boysen
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Hamburger SV players
- Hamburger SV II players
- Karlsruher SC players
- FSV Frankfurt players
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian football biography stubs
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