Christopher Kanu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Ogbonnaya Kanu | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1995 | Eagle Cement | ||
1995–1996 | Ajax | ||
1996–1997 | Inter Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2002 | Ajax | 15 | (0) |
1996–1997 | → Lugano (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2001 | → Alavés (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2002 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | ||
2002–2003 | Top Oss | ||
2003–2005 | Peterborough United | 27 | (0) |
2006 | Wingate & Finchley | 1 | (1) |
2006–2009 | Eagle Cement | ||
National team | |||
2000–2002 | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Christopher Ogbonna Kanu (born 4 December 1979) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
International career[]
In 2000 Kanu made his international debut for Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier against Eritrea.[1]
Personal life[]
Christopher Kanu is the younger brother of former Portsmouth and Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu.[2] In addition he is the stepbrother of Oghab midfielder Anderson "Anders" Gabolalmo Kanu and Henry Isaac.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Christopher Kanu - Retired". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Fudge, Simon. "Fry plays down Kanu links". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Wenczel und Nwosu zum SVW? Archived 20 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Christopher Kanu at Soccerbase
- Christopher Kanu at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Igbo sportspeople
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football defenders
- AFC Ajax players
- FC Lugano players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt) players
- Eredivisie players
- Swiss Super League players
- La Liga players
- Eerste Divisie players
- English Football League players
- Isthmian League players
- Nigerian Professional Football League players
- Nigeria international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
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