Kingsley Madu

Kingsley Madu

Madu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Kingsley Madu[1]
Date of birth	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 29)[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 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

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

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

Career statistics

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

Club

AS Trenčín^[15]

• Fortuna Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16
• Slovnaft Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16

Zulte Waregem

• Belgian Cup: 2016–17^[16]

International

Nigeria

• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2016

References

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.
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.

External links

• 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