Professional soccer player Christian Atsu was one of the leading players as a winger, though he has been formerly known as an attacking midfielder. He has been always referred to as one of the most extraordinary footballers from Africa and the Newcastle football striker.
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Who was Christian Atsu?
The winner of several accolades, Christian Atsu was born on the 10th of January, 1992 in Ada Foah, a region in Greater Accra. He completed his education at Feyenoord’s African Academy in Gomoa Fetteh, Accra. He started off his career with Porto, almost spending a season at Rio Are on loan. In the year, 2013 Chelsea signed him with an amount of £3.5 million and thereafter loaned him to clubs Vitesse Arnhem, AFC, Malaga, Everton, and Bournemouth. After the completion of his 2016-2017 season on loan, he signed a permanent deal in 2017 with Newcastle club. In his due time of the four-year contract, he played matches with Al-Raed in Saudi Arabia and Hatayspor in Turkey; where he lost his life in the Turkey-Syria earthquake. The death of the 31-year-old player has left everyone in shock and utter dismay.
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Noteworthy achievements by Christian Atsu
From the year 2012 to 2019, he completed a full international cup with 65 caps. Atsu won the first senior cap on 1st June 2012 for Ghana against Lesotho. BBC described him as an “excellent prospect” whereas ESPN stated that Atsu was “quick & technically impressive“. Atsu completed four Africa Cup of the Nation tournaments.
In the year, 2015 he played for the Africa Cup of Nations against Guinea and helped his team finish as runners-up, where he also won the “Player Of The Tournament” and “Goal Of The Tournament” honors. He was nevertheless a potential football star for the national team. He has won several honors for Primeira Liga: 2012-13; Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2012; Vitesse Player of the Year: 2013-14; Africa Cup of Nations Runner Up: 2015; EFL Championship: 2016-17
The net worth highlight of Christian Atsu
It has been approximately estimated that the current net worth of Christian Atsu was $2 million. He was paid 30,000 euros per week. As an AM RL for Hatayspor, Atsu used to make an annual sum of 488,800 euros.
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Personal beliefs & lifestyle of Christian Atsu
For Atsu, faith in Christianity was very important and he often posted inspiring quotes from Bible. He has always been associated with charity work and served as an ambassador in an organization called Arms Around the Child, which supported & helped underprivileged & deprived children. Atsu was very fond of his family, growing up with 10 siblings, Atsu & his sister were twins. His father was a fisherman & farmer. Atsu has three children with his wife, writer Marie-Claire Rupio
The sudden demise
Atsu went missing on February 6th, 2023 soon after the Turkey-Syria earthquake and it was believed that he got buried under the ruins of the headquarters of Hatayspor in Antakya. Atsu’s body was recovered from the ruins of 12-story building, which was his residence in Antakya, Hatay Province. It was followed by a 12-day search. The news of his death was confirmed by his agent Murat Uzunmehmet, who told the private news agency DHA.
Newcastle United paid their respect to their former player Christian Atsu before playing a match against Liverpool on February 18, 2023. The tribute was followed by a minute of applause and appreciation for the player. His wife Marie-Claire Rupio and his three children were there to see it.