Macauley Chrisantus (born 20 August 1990) is a Nigerian professional

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who last played as a striker for

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Career

Born in

Abuja Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal G ...

, Chrisantus joined

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

in 2007 from

, after attracting offers from several major European clubs, probably due to his contribution to Nigeria's World Junior Cup win that year as the highest goal scorer and second best player of the tournament. In summer 2009, he was loaned to

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

for the 2009–10 season, but on 15 April 2010, KSC extended the loan deal for another year. On 21 July 2014, Chrisantus signed a three-year contract with Turkish

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side

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Net Global Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department has competed in Süper Lig since t ...

after his two successful years at

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in Spain. In January 2015, Chrisantus signed with Greek Side

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

on an 18 months deal with an option of a further two years based on performance. On 4 October 2015, in the sixth day of the

Greek Super League The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

with eight minutes left he netted his first and winning goal against

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after converting from close range. After being linked to a possible release in January, he only left the club at the end of the season, as his contract expired. On 6 July 2016, Chrisantus signed a one-year deal with

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, returning to Spain two years after departing Las Palmas. On 12 September 2017 he returned to the

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joining newly promoted side

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. However on 12 December 2017, after only playing in two matches he dissolved his contract with the club. After signing for

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki (), or simply as HJK (), is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the ...

in July 2018, he left the club again at the end of the year.

International career

Chrisantus has represented Nigeria at under-17 level, and was the top scorer at the

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007, the twelfth edition of the tournament, was held in South Korea between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four ...

in Korea with seven goals, and was awarded the adidas Silver Ball. He scored all seven goals with his right foot.

Career statistics

Honours

AEK Athens *

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: 2014–15 South Group *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...

: 2015–16 Nigeria U17 *

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Individual *

Golden Shoe:

Silver Ball:

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