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Kingsley Madu
Madu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Madu[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Left back
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)
2019 → KSV Roeselare (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2020 Odense 1 (0)
2021–2023 AS Trenčín 40 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Nigeria U20 10 (0)
2015–2016 Nigeria 3 (0)
2016 Nigeria Olympic 3 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023

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

Club career

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He started at El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. On 13 January 2014 Madu signed, along 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] In January 2019, he joined Roeselare on loan until the end of the season.[7]

On 21 August 2019, Madu joined Danish Superliga club Odense on a one-year contract.[8] Madu was released by Odense on 22 May 2020, having only made one appearance for the club.[9]

In March 2021, Madu returned to Slovakia, rejoining Trenčín,[10] making his debut against Spartak Trnava on 3 April.[11] On 29 May 2023, it was announced that Madu would leave the club at the end of his contract.[12]

International career

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He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

Career statistics

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As of 11 October 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trenčín 2013–14 Slovak First Football League 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2014–15 15 2 3 0 1 0 19 2
2015–16 30 1 5 0 2 0 37 1
2016–17 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Total 60 3 8 0 6 0 74 3
Zulte Waregem 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 12 0 4 1 0 0 16 1
2017–18 3 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 0 5 1 2 0 22 1
Roeselare 2018–19 Belgian First Division B 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
Odense 2019–20 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Trenčín 2020–21 Slovak First Football League 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2021–22 26 1 4 0 0 0 30 1
2022–23 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Total 40 2 4 0 0 0 44 2
Career total 126 6 17 1 8 0 151 7
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Club

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AS Trenčín[15]
Zulte Waregem

International

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Nigeria

References

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  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[permanent dead link] hln.be, 30 August 2016
  7. ^ "TRANSFEROVERZICHT JUPILER PRO LEAGUE WINTER 2019". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ^ OB skriver kontrakt med Kingsley Madu, ob.dk, 21 August 2019
  9. ^ [1], ob.dk, 22 May 2020
  10. ^ "A-TÍM | PROTI TRNAVE PRIPRAVENÝ NASTÚPIŤ AJ MADU". ASTrenčín.sk (in Slovak). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Trenčín vs. Spartak Trnava - 3 April 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  12. ^ ta3, televízia (29 May 2023). "AS Trenčín informuje o zmenách v kádri: Končí Madu i Lavrinčík, menoslov odchodov nie je definitívne uzatvorený". ta3 (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  14. ^ Kingsley Madu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Nigeria – K. Madu – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup". uefa.com. 18 March 2017.
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