Kingsley Madu

Nigerian footballer

Kingsley Madu

Madu at the 2016 Olympics

Personal information
Full name|  Kingsley Madu[1]
Date of birth|  (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth|  Kaduna, Nigeria
Height|  1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s)|  Left back
Youth career
|  GBS Academy
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  El-Kanemi Warriors|  |
2014–2016|  AS Trenčín|  60|  (3)
2016–2019|  Zulte Waregem|  15|  (0)
2019|  → KSV Roeselare (loan)|  10|  (1)
2019–2020|  Odense|  1|  (0)
2021–2023|  AS Trenčín|  40|  (2)
2025-|  MFK Zemplín Michalovce|  0|  (0)
International career
2013–2014|  Nigeria U20|  10|  (0)
2015–2016|  Nigeria|  3|  (0)
2016|  Nigeria Olympic|  3|  (0)

Medal record

Olympic Games
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023

Kingsley Madu (born 12 December 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back, recently for MFK Zemplín Michalovce in the Slovak Fortuna Liga. He has been a member of the Nigerian national team.

## Club career

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He started at El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. On 13 January 2014 Madu signed, along with Moses Simon, a three-year contract with the Slovakian club AS Trenčín.[4][5] On 30 August 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem.[6] In January 2019, he joined Roeselare on loan until the end of the season.[7]

On 21 August 2019, Madu joined Danish Superliga club Odense on a one-year contract.[8] Madu was released by Odense on 22 May 2020, having only made one appearance for the club.[9]

In March 2021, Madu returned to Slovakia, rejoining Trenčín,[10] making his debut against Spartak Trnava on 3 April.[11] On 29 May 2023, it was announced that Madu would leave the club at the end of his contract.[12]

## International career

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He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

## Career statistics

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As of 11 October 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | Continental[a] | Total

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Division  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
Trenčín | 2013–14 | Slovak First Football League | 12  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 0
2014–15 | 15  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 19  | 2
2015–16 | 30  | 1  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 37  | 1
2016–17 | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 0
Total  | 60  | 3  | 8  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 74  | 3
Zulte Waregem | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 12  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 16  | 1
2017–18 | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 0
2018–19 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total  | 15  | 0  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 22  | 1
Roeselare | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 10  | 1  | 0  | 0  | —  | 10  | 1
Odense | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0
Trenčín  | 2020–21 | Slovak First Football League  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0
2021–22 | 26  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 30  | 1
2022–23 | 10  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 1
Total  | 40  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 44  | 2
Career total  | 126  | 6  | 17  | 1  | 8  | 0  | 151  | 7

1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

## Honours

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### Club

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AS Trenčín[15]

* Fortuna Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16
* Slovnaft Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16

Zulte Waregem

* Belgian Cup: 2016–17[16]

### International

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Nigeria

* Olympic Bronze Medal: 2016

## References

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1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 17\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
2. ^ MADU KINGSLEY Archived 2014-03-08 at archive.today 08.03.2014, corgonliga.sk
3. ^ Kingsley Madu Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
4. ^ "Nigeria News". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
5. ^ "Mladí Nigérijčania podpísali s AS Trenčín zmluvy na tri roky | ProFutbal.sk" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
6. ^ -Waregem / article / detail / 2844210/2016/08/30 / Zulte-Waregem-welcomes-two-new-spelers.dhtml Zulte Waregem welcomes two new players[permanent dead link‍] hln.be, 30 August 2016
7. ^ "TRANSFEROVERZICHT JUPILER PRO LEAGUE WINTER 2019". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
8. ^ OB skriver kontrakt med Kingsley Madu, ob.dk, 21 August 2019
9. ^ [1], ob.dk, 22 May 2020
10. ^ "A-TÍM | PROTI TRNAVE PRIPRAVENÝ NASTÚPIŤ AJ MADU". ASTrenčín.sk (in Slovak). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
11. ^ "Trenčín vs. Spartak Trnava - 3 April 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
12. ^ ta3, televízia (29 May 2023). "AS Trenčín informuje o zmenách v kádri: Končí Madu i Lavrinčík, menoslov odchodov nie je definitívne uzatvorený". ta3 (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 October 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
13. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
14. ^ Kingsley Madu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
15. ^ "Nigeria – K. Madu – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
16. ^ "Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup". uefa.com. 18 March 2017.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kingsley Madu.

* Kingsley Madu – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Kingsley Madu at ESPN FC
* Kingsley Madu at Soccerway
* Kingsley Madu at Goal.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 March 2014)
* Kingsley Madu at AS Trenčín at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 February 2014) (in Slovak)
* Kingsley Madu at Olympedia
* Kingsley Madu at Olympics.com

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Nigeria men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists

* 1 Akpeyi
* 2 Sincere
* 3 Madu
* 4 Abdullahi
* 5 Erimuya
* 6 Troost-Ekong
* 7 Umar
* 8 Etebo
* 9 Ezekiel
* 10 Mikel (c)
* 11 Ajayi
* 12 Saliu
* 13 Sadiq
* 14 Okechukwu
* 15 Udo
* 16 Amuzie
* 17 Usman
* 18 Daniel
* Coach: Siasia

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