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Christian Atsu
Christian Atsu
Personal information
Full name Christian Atsu Twasam
Date of birth 10 January 1992(1992-01-10)
Place of birth    Ada Foah, Flag of Ghana Ghana
Date of death    c. 6 February 2023(2023-02-06) (aged 31)
Place of death    Antakya, Flag of Turkey Turkey
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position Winger
Youth clubs


2009–2011
Flag of Ghana Feyenoord Fetteh
Flag of Ghana Cheetah
Flag of Portugal Porto
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2011–2013
2011–2012
2013–2014
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016
2016–2017
2017–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
Total
Flag of Portugal Porto
Flag of PortugalRio Ave (loan)
Flag of England Chelsea
Flag of NetherlandsVitesse (loan)
Flag of EnglandEverton (loan)
Flag of EnglandBournemouth
Flag of SpainMálaga (loan)
Flag of EnglandNewcastle United (loan)
Flag of England Newcastle United
Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Raed
Flag of Turkey Hatayspor
017 00(1)
027 00(6)
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028 00(5)
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0000(0)
012 00(2)
032 00(5)
075 00(3)
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0000(1)
207 0(23)   
National team
2012–2019 Flag of Ghana Ghana 065 00(9)

Christian Atsu Twasam (10 January 1992 – c. 6 February 2023) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, although he was also deployed as an attacking midfielder or left back.

Atsu began his career with Porto, also spending a season on loan at Rio Ave. In 2013, he was signed by Chelsea for £3.5 million, who subsequently loaned him to Vitesse Arnhem, Everton, Bournemouth and Málaga. After spending the 2016–17 season on loan at Newcastle United, he completed a permanent transfer to the club in May 2017. Following the end of his four-year contract he played for Al Raed in Saudi Arabia and Hatayspor in Turkey, where he died in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake at age 31.

A full international with 65 caps from 2012 to 2019, Atsu represented Ghana at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He helped the team finish as runners-up at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, in which he also won Player of the Tournament and Goal of the Tournament.

Death[]

On 6 February 2023, Atsu went missing in the immediate aftermath of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake; he was feared to be among those trapped under the rubble of Hatayspor's headquarters in Antakya following the quake. The following day, club vice president Mustafa Özat said Atsu had been rescued and was recovering in hospital, while on 8 February manager Volkan Demirel said that Atsu and sporting director Taner Savut were still missing. On 14 February, Atsu's agent confirmed two pairs of his shoes had been found, but that Atsu himself had still not been found. On 18 February, confirmation was received by his agent that his body was recovered from the rubble of the building he was residing in. News outlets reported his death at approximately 6 a.m. GMT.

Honours[]

Clubs[]

Porto

Individual[]

External links[]

Ghana FA
Flag of Ghana Ghana

Template:Ghana squad (2013 Africa Cup of Nations)

Ghana
Ghana – 2014 FIFA World Cup - Group stage

1. Adams 2. Inkoom 3. Gyan (c) 4. Opare 5. Essien 6. Acquah 7. Atsu 8. Badu 9. Prince 10. A. Ayew 11. Muntari 12. Kwarasey 13. J. Ayew 14. Adomah 15. Sumaila 16. Dauda 17. Rabiu 18. Waris 19. Jonathan 20. Asamoah 21. Boye 22. Wakaso 23. Afful Manager:  Flag of Ghana James Kwesi Appiah

Ghana
Ghana – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Manager:  Flag of ? [[]]

Ghana
Ghana – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

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Ghana
Ghana – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

1. Ofori 2. Attamah 3. Gyan 4. Mensah 5. Partey 6. Acquah 7. Atsu 8. Owusu K. 9. J. Ayew 10. A. Ayew 11. Wakaso 12. Ati-Zigi 13. Ekuban 14. Lumor 15. Kasim 16. Annan 17. Rahman 18. Aidoo 19. S. Owusu 20. Asamoah 21. Boye 22. Yiadom 23. Agyepong Manager:  Flag of Ghana James Kwesi Appiah

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