Christopher Kanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Ogbonnaya Kanu | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Eagle Cement | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ajax Amsterdam | ||
| 1996–1997 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Ajax | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → AC Lugano (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Deportivo Alavés (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2002–2003 | Top Oss | ? | (?) |
| 2003–2005 | Peterborough United | 27 | (0) |
| 2006 | Wingate & Finchley | 1 | (1) |
| 2006– | Eagle Cement | 184 | (9) |
| 2009– | → Owerri Stampede (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2002 | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2007 | |||
Christopher Kanu (born 4 December 1979) is a retired Nigerian football defender.
Career
His current career goal tally stands at 10 goals in 317 league games for 8 different clubs. An 11th strike, which was not scored in a league game, proved to be a match winner for his old club Sparta Rotterdam in an early UEFA Cup knockout round against Hamburger SV in 2002. The other 9 have all been notched for Nigerian club Eagle Cement in the league, and the tenth goal came on his league debut for Owerri Stampede Nigeria FC.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Portsmouth striker Nwankwo Kanu. In addition he is the stepbrother of Oghab midfielder Anderson "Anders" Gabolalmo Kanu and Henry Isaac.[1]
Trials
- 2002 TOP Oss
- 2003 Peterborough United
- 2005 Queens Park Rangers F.C.
- 2005 Millwall F.C.
- 2005 Dagenham and Redbridge F.C.
- 2005 Esbjerg fB
- 2005 Barnet F.C.
- 2006 Odd Grenland
- 2006 Stevenage Borough F.C.
- 2006 IFK Mariehamn
- 2007 HJK Helsinki
- 2007 A.F.C. Bournemouth
- 2008 Aldershot Town
- 2009 Stampede
International career
In 2000 Christopher made his international debut for Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier against Eritrea.
References
External links
- Christopher Kanu at Soccerbase
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- AC Lugano players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- La Liga players
- Nigeria international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Nigerian expatriates in Switzerland
- Eagle Cement players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Nigerian expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Igbo sportspeople
- Nigerian expatriates in England