| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Ogbonnaya Kanu | ||
| Date of birth | December 4, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2002 | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2007. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Christopher Kanu (born December 4, 1979) is a Nigerian football defender.
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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.
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.[1]
In 2000 Christopher made his international debut for Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier against Eritrea.