Kingsley Madu

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

Kingsley Madu
Madu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Kingsley Madu[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995[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)
International career
2013–2014 Nigeria U20 10 (0)
2015–2016 Nigeria 3 (0)
2016 Nigeria Olympic 3 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023

Club career

He started at El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. On 13 January 2014 Madu signed 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 return 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

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

Career statistics
As of 11 October 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Total
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

Club
AS Trenčín[15]
Zulte Waregem

International
Nigeria

References
  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 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. , 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.
  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
  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.
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