Who was Christian Atsu and what football clubs did he play for?

CHRISTIAN ATSU was a well-known face to English soccer followers, having represented 4 completely different Premier League golf equipment throughout his profession.

Right here we take a look at his footballing profession, what he has achieved, and his household life.

Christian Atsu signed for Chelsea in 2013, however solely appeared in friendlies with the West London membership

Who's Christian Atsu?

Christian Atsu was a Ghanaian Worldwide footballer who has performed for 4 Premier League golf equipment.

He was signed by Jose Mourinho at Chelsea in 2013, however his time with the Blues was restricted to appearances in friendlies.

He has loved a profitable profession along with his nationwide aspect, having made 65 appearances since his debut in 2012.

He was named participant of the event on the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the place he scored two targets as Ghana reached the ultimate, the place they misplaced on penalties to Ivory Coast.

Tragically Atsu was discovered useless 12 days after the Turkey earthquake, his supervisor confirmed.

The 31-year-old ex-Newcastle and Chelsea participant was caught up within the devastating 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing greater than 43,000 individuals.

What soccer golf equipment did Christian Atsu performed for?

Atsu started his skilled profession at Porto, however was loaned out to Rio Ave in 2011.

He returned for the 2012/13 season, and helped Porto to win the Primeira Liga that season, making 29 appearances throughout his solely full season within the first staff.

After impressing in Portugal, Atsu signed for Premier League aspect Chelsea in September 2013.

He was instantly loaned out to Eredivisie aspect Vitesse Arnhem for the rest of the 2013/14 season.

He had mortgage spells with Everton and Bournemouth, earlier than signing for Newcastle on a 4 yr contract in 2017 following a mortgage spell, the place he helped the Magpies to the Championship title.

He left the north-east membership in 2021 after making over 100 appearances, scoring eight occasions over his 5 years there.

After a brief spell with Al-Raed in Saudi Arabia, Atsu joined Turkish Tremendous Lig membership Hatayspor.

Was Christian Atsu married and does he have any kids?

Atsu married Marie-Claire Rupio in 2012.

The pair are thought to have met throughout Atsu's time at Porto.

The couple had two sons and a daughter.