Macauley Chrisantus
Macauley Chrisantus (born 20 August 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Hetten.
 Macauley Chrisantus in 2014 | |||
| 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(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hetten | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Hearts of Abuja | ||
| 2007–2008 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Hamburger SV II | 12 | (4) |
| 2008–2012 | Hamburger SV | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 47 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | → FSV Frankfurt (loan) | 26 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Las Palmas | 67 | (20) |
| 2014–2015 | Sivasspor | 8 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | AEK Athens | 24 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Reus | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | Lamia | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Real Murcia | 16 | (6) |
| 2018 | HJK Helsinki | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Conquense | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | Zob Ahan | 4 | (1) |
| 2020– | Hetten | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U17 | 7 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:47, 25 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Abuja, Chrisantus joined Hamburg in 2007 from Abuja,[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.[2] In summer 2009, he was loaned to Karlsruher SC for the 2009–10 season, but on 15 April 2010, KSC extended the loan deal for another year.[3]
On 21 July 2014, Chrisantus signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor after his two successful years at Las Palmas in Spain.
In January 2015, Chrisantus signed with Greek Side AEK Athens on an 18 months deal with an option of a further two years based on performance. On 4 October 2015, in the sixth day of the Greek Super League with eight minutes left he netted his first and winning goal against Atromitos after converting from close range.[4] After being linked to a possible release in January,[5] he only left the club at the end of the season, as his contract expired.
On 6 July 2016, Chrisantus signed a one-year deal with Reus Deportiu, returning to Spain two years after departing Las Palmas.[6] On 12 September 2017 he returned to the Greek Superleague joining newly promoted side Lamia.[7] However on 12 December 2017, after only performing in 2 matches he dissolved his contract with the club.[8]
After signing for HJK Helsinki in July 2018, he left the club again at the end of the year.[9]
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, and was awarded the adidas Silver Ball. He scored all seven goals with his right foot.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 January 2018[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburg II | 2007–08 | Regionalliga Nord | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 8 | |||
| Total | 47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
| FSV Frankfurt (loan) | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | |
| Las Palmas | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 42 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 47 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 9 | |||
| Total | 67 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 22 | ||
| Sivasspor | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| AEK Athens | 2014–15 | Football League | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | Superleague Greece | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
| Reus Deportiu | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Lamia | 2017–18 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 193 | 51 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 54 | ||
Honours
- AEK Athens
- Football League: 2014–15 South Group
- Greek Cup: 2015–16
References
- "Hamburg beat Prem giants to starlet". Sky Sports. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- Sannie, Ibrahim (18 September 2007). "Offers pour in for Chrisantus". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- "Chrisantus bleibt Badener" (in German). kicker.de. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ΑΕΚ-Ατρόμητος 1-0 (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 4 October 2015.
- "AEK set to release Chrisantus". www.sdna.gr. 17 December 2015.
- "Macauley Chrisantus aterra dijous a l'Estadi" [Macauley Chrisantus arrives Thursday at the Estadi] (in Catalan). CF Reus Deportiu. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- "Επίσημο: Στη Λαμία Ντακόλ και Κρισάντους". www.sport24.gr. 11 September 2017.
- "Τέλος ο Κρισάντους απ' τη Λαμία". www.sport24.gr. 12 December 2017.
- Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
- "Careers after Korea". FIFA. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- "M. Chrisantus". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links
- Macauley Chrisantus at BDFutbol
- Macauley Chrisantus at Soccerway
- Macauley Chrisantus at fussballdaten.de (in German)