Machop Chol
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 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Atlanta United | ||
Number | 30 | ||
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– | Atlanta United | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Atlanta United 2 | 3 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | South Sudan | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:09, 29 January 2022 (UTC) |
Machop Malual Chol (born 14 November 1998) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.
Club career[]
Born in Khartoum, Chol immigrated with his family from South Sudan to the United States in 2000.[1] His family settled in Clarkston, Georgia, where he first learned to play soccer.[2] He began his career playing with youth club DDYSC Wolves before earning a spot in the Atlanta United academy in 2016.[1]
In August 2017, Chol began playing college soccer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[1] He made his debut for the Demon Deacons on 25 August against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights where he scored his first goal.[3] Throughout his time at Wake Forest, Chol scored 13 goals in 65 matches.[3]
Atlanta United[]
On 19 January 2021, Chol signed a homegrown player contract with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.[1] He made his professional debut on 17 April 2021 against Orlando City, coming on as a substitute.[4]
International career[]
Chol made his international debut for South Sudan on 27 January 2022 in a friendly defeat to Uzbekistan.[5][6]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 9 November 2021[7]
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
International[]
- As of match played 27 January 2022[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Sudan | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Manchop Chol Wake Forest". Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
- ^ "Orlando City vs Atlanta United". Soccerway.
- ^ "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[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Khartoum
- Sudanese people of South Sudanese descent
- Sudanese emigrants to the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- People from Tucker, Georgia
- Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American soccer players
- 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
- American sportspeople of African descent
- Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent
- People with acquired South Sudanese citizenship
- South Sudanese footballers
- South Sudan international footballers