Christian Atsu

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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. Atsu began his career with Porto, also spending a season on loan at Rio Ave. In 2013, he was signed by Chelsea for £3.5 million, who subsequently loaned him to Vitesse, Everton, Bournemouth and Málaga. After spending the 2016–17 season on loan at Newcastle United, he completed a permanent transfer to the club in May 2017. Following the end of his four-year contract, he played for Al Raed in Saudi Arabia and Hatayspor in Turkey, where he died in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake at age 31. A full international with 65 caps from 2012 to 2019, Atsu represented Ghana at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He helped the team finish as runners-up at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, in which he also won Player of the Tournament and Goal of the Tournament.

Career

1. 1992
   Born
2. 2011
   Joined FC Porto
3. 2011
   Joined Rio Ave F.C.
4. 2012
   Joined Ghana men's national football team
5. 2013
   Joined Chelsea F.C.
6. 2013
   Joined SBV Vitesse
7. 2014
   Joined Everton F.C.
8. 2015
   Joined AFC Bournemouth
9. 2016
   Joined Málaga CF
10. 2016
    Joined Newcastle United F.C.
11. 2021
    Joined Al-Raed FC
12. 2022
    Joined Hatayspor
13. 2023
    Passed away

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Ada Foah
• •Citizenship: Ghana
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football