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Christian Atsu
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Christian Atsu Twasam was a Ghanaian association football player born on 10 January 1992 in Ada Foah. He competed as a wing half and midfielder, representing Ghana in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2013, 2015, and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. His club career included stints with Chelsea F.C., FC Porto, Rio Ave F.C., and SBV Vitesse. He also played in the Süper Lig, wearing the number 30 shirt.
Atsu died on 18 February 2023 in Antakya due to accidental death caused by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. He spoke English and was known by his birth name, Christian Atsu Twasam.
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Key facts
- 2016
- → Málaga (loan)
- Full name
- Christian Atsu Twasam
- Date of birth
- ( 1992-01-10 ) 10 January 1992
- Place of birth
- Ada Foah , Ghana
- Date of death
- 6 February 2023 (2023-02-06) (aged 31)
- Place of death
- Antakya , Turkey
- Height
- 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
- Position
- Winger
- 2009 2011
- Porto
- Years
- Team
- 2011 2013
- Porto
- 2011 2012
- → Rio Ave (loan)
- 2013 2017
- Chelsea
- 2013 2014
- → Vitesse (loan)
- 2014 2015
- → Everton (loan)
- 2015 2016
- → Bournemouth (loan)
- 2016 2017
- → Newcastle United (loan)
- 2017 2021
- Newcastle United
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Ghana
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ghana
- Place of birth
- Ada Foah
- Place of death
- Antakya
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Al-Raed FC
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Süper Lig
- Country for sport
- Ghana
- Mass
- 68
- Image
- Christian Atsu 20150331 Mali vs Ghana 039 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 165
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- date of birth
- 1992-01-10
- Commons category
- Christian Atsu
- sport number
- 30
- birth name
- Christian Atsu Twasam
- name in native language
- Christian Atsu
- social media followers
- 140852
- date of death
- 2023-02-18
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Christian Atsu Twasam (10 January 1992 – 6 February 2023) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, although he was deployed as an attacking midfielder or left back.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Christian Atsu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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