Kingsley Madu
Nigerian footballer
Kingsley Madu (born 12 December 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back for Slovak club MFK Zemplín Michalovce. He represented the Nigerian national team on three occasions without scoring between 2016 and 2018.
After moving to Europe, Madu played in Slovakia for AS Trenčín before playing in Belgium and Denmark. He subsequently returned to Trenčin in 2021 before moving on to Slovak side Zemplín Michalovce in 2025.
Club career
Early career
He started at El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. On 13 January 2014 Madu signed, along with Moses Simon, a three-year contract with the Slovak club AS Trenčín. On 30 August 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem. In January 2019, he joined Roeselare on loan until the end of the season.
On 21 August 2019, Madu joined Danish Superliga club Odense on a one-year contract. Madu was released by Odense on 22 May 2020, having only made one appearance for the club.
Return to Trenčin
In March 2021, Madu returned to Slovakia, rejoining Trenčín, making his debut against Spartak Trnava on 3 April.
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