Christian Atsu
Atsu playing for Ghana in March 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Atsu Twasam | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Ada Foah, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Newcastle United (on loan from Chelsea) |
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| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Feyenoord Fetteh | |||
| 2009–2011 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Porto | 17 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| 2013– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Vitesse (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | → Everton (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Málaga (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2016– | → Newcastle United (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Ghana | 42 | (9) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2016 (UTC).
Christian Atsu Twasam (born 10 January 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for English club Newcastle United whilst on loan from Chelsea, and the Ghanaian national team. He primarily plays as a winger, although he has also been deployed as an attacking midfielder.
He 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 have loaned him to Vitesse Arnhem, Everton, Bournemouth and Málaga.
A full international with over 30 caps since his debut in 2012, Atsu has represented Ghana at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and two 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.
Atsu was born in Ada Foah, Greater Accra Region.
Atsu arrived at Porto at the age of 17, finishing his football formation with the club. On 14 May 2011, he was called up by first-team manager André Villas-Boas for a Primeira Liga match against Marítimo, but he did not leave the bench.
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