Draft:Abraham Kanu (footballer, born 2005)

Abraham Kanu
Personal information
Full name	Abraham Kanu
Date of birth	3 July 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Reading
Number	32
Youth career
0000–2024	Reading F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team
2024–	Reading
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:38, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

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Instructions · What links here · Abraham Kanu (footballer, born 2005) (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 10 days ago by ReadingFan1871 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 9 days ago by Johannes Maximilian

Submission declined on 23 August 2024 by KylieTastic (talk).

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Declined by KylieTastic 3 months ago. Last edited by Johannes Maximilian 9 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Source 4 (BBC) doesn't even mention the subject; all other sources seem to be press releases or data bases; they don't discuss the subject, and thus, I don't think they can be used to establish notability. Currently, the draft fails to demonstrate notability per WP:SPORTBASIC. Best, --Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 19:43, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Abraham Kanu (born 03 July 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Reading.

Career

Kanu made his debut in a First Round EFL Cup defeat away to Colchester United on 13 August 2024.^[2]. He was booked in the 28th minute before being replaced by Tyler Bindon.^[3]

On 23rd November 2024, Kanu made his first league appearance coming on as a 68th minute substitute for Amadou Mbengue in Reading's win 2-1 win over Peterborough United.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reading	2024–25	EFL League One	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0

References

^ "Reading FC | Men". 10 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ "League Cup First Round". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ "Setback shouldn't define Abraham Kanu". footballleagueworld.co.uk. Football League World. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ "Peterborough 1-2 Reading". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Abraham Kanu - Player Profile 24-25". transfermarkt.co.uk. transfer markt. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[1] "Reading FC | Men". 10 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[2] "League Cup First Round". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[3] "Setback shouldn't define Abraham Kanu". footballleagueworld.co.uk. Football League World. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[4] "Peterborough 1-2 Reading". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[5] "Abraham Kanu - Player Profile 24-25". transfermarkt.co.uk. transfer markt. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

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