Machop Chol
![]() Chol in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Machop Malual Chol | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Antonio FC | ||
Number | 80 | ||
Youth career | |||
DDYSC Wolves | |||
2016–2017 | Atlanta United | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 65 | (13) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Atlanta United | 34 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Atlanta United 2 | 8 | (2) |
2024– | San Antonio FC | 8 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | South Sudan | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 19 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:09, 28 March 2023 (UTC) |
Machop Malual Chol (born 14 November 1998) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for San Antonio FC and the South Sudan national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Khartoum on 14 November 1998, Chol immigrated with his family to the United States in 2000.[2] His family settled in Clarkston, Georgia, where he first learned to play soccer.[3] He began his career playing with youth club DDYSC Wolves before earning a spot in the Atlanta United academy in 2016.[2]
In August 2017, Chol began playing college soccer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[2] He made his debut for the Demon Deacons on 25 August against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights where he scored his first goal.[4] Throughout his time at Wake Forest, Chol scored 13 goals in 65 matches.[5]
Atlanta United
[edit]On 19 January 2021, Chol signed a homegrown player contract with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.[2] He made his professional debut on 17 April against Orlando City, coming on as a substitute.[6] His first MLS goal for Atlanta United was scored on 16 April 2023 at Toronto FC.[7]
San Antonio FC
[edit]Following his release from Atlanta at the end of the 2023 season, Chol signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC on 2 April 2024.[8][9]
International career
[edit]Chol made his international debut for South Sudan on 27 January 2022 in a friendly defeat to Uzbekistan.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2021[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atlanta United | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Career total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
International
[edit]- As of match played 27 January 2022[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Sudan | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Machop Chol". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Atlanta United signs Machop Chol to homegrown player deal". Dirty South Soccer. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Machop Chol isn't finished yet". ATLUTD.com. ATLUTD. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Cantwell, Colin (22 October 2018). "No. 6 men's soccer falls 3-2 to No. 1 Wake Forest". UWIRE Text: 1–1.
- ^ "Manchop Chol Wake Forest". Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
- ^ "Orlando City vs Atlanta United". Soccerway.
- ^ "Machop Chol Soccer Stats and News". Rotowire.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD MACHOP CHOL".
- ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (2 April 2024). "South Sudan international Machop Chol joins San Antonio FC". USL Championship.
- ^ "South Sudan 0 Uzbekistan 3". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Machop Chol at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Khartoum
- Sudanese people of South Sudanese descent
- Sudanese emigrants to the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American men's soccer players
- People from Tucker, Georgia
- Men's association football forwards
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- Atlanta United FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- African-American soccer players
- American people of South Sudanese descent
- Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent
- Naturalized citizens of South Sudan
- South Sudanese men's footballers
- South Sudan men's international footballers
- MLS Next Pro players
- San Antonio FC players