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.
 Madu at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kingsley Madu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1995[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 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023 | |||
Club career
editHe 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
editHe was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 11 October 2023[14]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
Honours
editClub
editInternational
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ MADU KINGSLEY Archived 2014-03-08 at archive.today 08.03.2014, corgonliga.sk
- ^ Kingsley Madu Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "Nigeria News". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ -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
- ^ "TRANSFEROVERZICHT JUPILER PRO LEAGUE WINTER 2019". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ OB skriver kontrakt med Kingsley Madu, ob.dk, 21 August 2019
- ^ [1], ob.dk, 22 May 2020
- ^ "A-TÍM | PROTI TRNAVE PRIPRAVENÝ NASTÚPIŤ AJ MADU". ASTrenčín.sk (in Slovak). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Trenčín vs. Spartak Trnava - 3 April 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ 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) - ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Kingsley Madu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria – K. Madu – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup". uefa.com. 18 March 2017.
External links
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- Kingsley Madu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kingsley Madu at ESPN FC
- Kingsley Madu at Soccerway
- Kingsley Madu at Goal.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 March 2014)
- Kingsley Madu at AS Trenčín at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 February 2014) (in Slovak)
- Kingsley Madu at Olympedia (archive)
- Kingsley Madu at Olympics.com
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