Christopher Kanu

Chris Kanu

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Ogbonnaya Kanu
Date of birth	(1979-12-04) 4 December 1979
Place of birth	Owerri, Nigeria
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Eagle Cement
Youth career
1994–1995	Eagle Cement
1995–1996	Ajax Amsterdam
1996–1997	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	Ajax	15	(0)
1996–1997	→ AC Lugano (loan)	19	(0)
2001	→ Deportivo Alavés (loan)	5	(0)
2002	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	?	(?)
2002–2003	Top Oss	?	(?)
2003–2005	Peterborough United	27	(0)
2006	Wingate & Finchley	1	(1)
2006–	Eagle Cement	184	(9)
2009–	→ Owerri Stampede (loan)	3	(1)
International career‡
2000–2002	Nigeria	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2007

Christopher Kanu (born 4 December 1979) is a Nigerian football defender.

Career

His current career goal tally stands at 10 goals in 317 league games for 8 different clubs. An 11th strike, which was not scored in a league game, proved to be a match winner for his old club Sparta Rotterdam in an early UEFA Cup knockout round against Hamburger SV in 2002. The other 9 have all been notched for Nigerian club Eagle Cement in the league, and the tenth goal came on his league debut for Owerri Stampede Nigeria FC.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Portsmouth striker Nwankwo Kanu. In addition he is the stepbrother of Oghab midfielder Anderson "Anders" Gabolalmo Kanu and Henry Isaac.

Trials

• 2002 TOP Oss
• 2003 Peterborough United
• 2005 Queens Park Rangers F.C.
• 2005 Millwall F.C.
• 2005 Dagenham and Redbridge F.C.
• 2005 Esbjerg fB
• 2005 Barnet F.C.
• 2006 Odd Grenland
• 2006 Stevenage Borough F.C.
• 2006 IFK Mariehamn
• 2007 HJK Helsinki
• 2007 A.F.C. Bournemouth
• 2008 Aldershot Town
• 2009 Stampede

International career

In 2000 Christopher made his international debut for Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier against Eritrea.

External links

• Christopher Kanu career statistics at Soccerbase