Kingsley Madu (born 12 December 1995) is a Nigerian

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who plays as a left-back, recently for

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in the Slovak

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. He was a member of the Nigerian national team.

Club career

He started at

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On 13 January 2014 Madu signed with

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a three-year contract with the

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n club

. On 30 August 2016 he signed a three-year contract with

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. In January 2019, he joined

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on loan until the end of the season. On 21 August 2019, Madu joined

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club Odense on a one-year contract. Madu was released by Odense on 22 May 2020, having only made one appearance for the club. In March 2021, Madu return to Slovakia, rejoining

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, making his debut against Spartak Trnava on 3 April. On 29 May 2023, it was announced that Madu would leave the club at the end of his contract.

International career

He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

: 2014–15, 2015–16 * Slovnaft Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16 ;

* Belgian Cup: 2016–17

International

;

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* * * * * * * 1995 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders AS Trenčín players Slovak First Football League players S.V. Zulte Waregem players K.S.V. Roeselare players Odense Boldklub players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Danish Superliga players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Nigeria Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria Olympic medalists in football Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. players Footballers from Kaduna {{Nigeria-footy-defender-stub