Hatay, which was destroyed in Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, Rönesans The lifeless body of Christian Atsu, the Ghanaian football player of Atakaş Hatayspor, was found in the wreckage of the residence. The football community released messages of condolence after the death of Christian Atsu.
Hatayspor football player Christian Atsu was left under the rubble of the residence that was destroyed in the Antakya district in the earthquakes that took place in Kahramanmaraş on February 6.
Atsu's manager, Murat Uzunmehmet, made a statement on his social media account, saying, "Christian Atsu was found and unfortunately lost his life".
EXPLANATION IN TFF
In the statement made by the TFF, "We have learned with deep sadness that Atakas Hatayspor's football player, Christian Atsu, lost his life in the earthquake that stifled our country. Our condolences to Christian Atsu's family, relatives, fans and Hatayspor community. We deeply feel the pain of all the lives we lost in the earthquake and wish a speedy recovery to our injured. Condolences to our beloved nation”.
Who is Christian Atsu?
Christian Atsu (born 10 January 1992, Atsu, Ada Foah, Greater Accra Region – Died February 2023, Hatay) is a Ghanaian former international football player who played in the striker area. Lastly, he played in Hatayspor, one of the Super League teams.
Club career
Oporto
Atsu moved to Porto at the age of 17 after finishing his football formation with the club. On 14 May 2011, he was drafted by the head team coach André Villas-Boas in the Primeira Liga match against Marítimo. However, he finished the match on the bench.
Teammate Kelvin and Atsu were loaned to Rio Ave, which are competing in the same league, for the 2011-12 season. He played his first game in the league on 28 August 2011 against Olhanense, where they lost 1-0 at home. Although Atsu scored his first goal against Benfica in the 16th minute at Işık Stadium on 2011 December 24 and put his team ahead, the team lost the game 5-1.
Returning to Porto in the 2012-13 season, the football player started in the top 11 in nine league games. That season, the team became the league champion for the third time in a row.
Chelsea
On 1 September 2013 Atsu signed a five-year contract with Chelsea for a £3,5m transfer fee, then was immediately loaned to Dutch club SBV Vitesse until the end of the 2013-14 season.
On loan to Vitesse
On October 6, 2013, Atsu made his debut against Feyenoord, replacing Kazaishvili in the 77th minute. Although he had an assist to Mike Havenaar, he could not prevent Vitesse from losing 2-1. On October 19, Atsu made his first starting lineup against SC Heerenveen and Vitesse won the match 11-3. On 2 November, the football player who scored a penalty against FC Utrecht scored his first goal for my team and Vitesse won 9-3 at the end of the match.
Playing a total of 30 matches for the Dutch team, Atsu scored 5 goals and the team finished the league in 6th place and went to the play-off round for Europe.
On loan to Everton
On 13 August 2014 Atsu was loaned to fellow Premier League club Everton until the end of the 2014-15 season. He made his debut for the club 10 days later, against Arsenal, where they drew 2-2 at Goodison Park, and replaced Kevin Mirallas in the 85th minute.
On September 21, 2014, Atsu made his league debut against Crystal Palace, which ended in a 3-2 defeat at home. After being absent due to the Africa Cup of Nations, Atsu returned to the squad against the Young Boys in the Europa League match on February 19, 2015. He was included in the last five minutes, replacing hat-trick Romelu Lukaku. Three days later, he was substituted in the last minute of the game against Leicester City, where they drew 2-2 at home.
In the match against Newcastle United on March 15, 2015, with five minutes remaining, he ate from his home and assisted his teammate Ross Barkley, who also entered the game later, contributing to Everton's third goal and they won 3-0 at home. In return for Atsu's influence after entering the game in the last minutes, he was placed in the top 19 away against Dynamo Kyiv in the second leg of the last 16 round of the Europa League on 11 March. Everton, who had the advantage of 2-1 at home, said goodbye to the cup after losing 5-2 away. This was Atsu's last game for Everton, who was removed from the game in the 65th minute.
On loan to Bournemouth
On 29 May 2015 Atsu was loaned to newly promoted Bournemouth to the Premier League. Club CEO Neill Blake described the deal as a "huge blow". He made his team debut on 25 August against Hartlepool United, which they defeated 4-0 in the second round of the League Cup. Atsu's other team match was at Preston North End, where they beat them in the next round. He was recalled by Chelsea on 1 January 2016 without playing any game for Bournemouth in the league.
On loan to Malaga
On January 24, 2016, Atsu spoke in an interview with the BBC World Service about his departure from Chelsea and the upcoming transfer to Levante. The next day he was loaned to Málaga instead of Levante. On February 5, 2016, Atsu made his debut against Getafe CF in the starting 11 and the match ended in a 3-0 victory.
Newcastle United
On 31 August 2016, Atsu was loaned to Newcastle United for one year with the option to take his testimonial. On September 13, he made his team's debut against Queens Park Rangers, which they defeated 6-0 away, and replaced Yoan Gouffran in the 61st minute and provided an assist to Aleksandar Mitrović, who scored the fifth goal of the field. He scored his club debut on 1 October against Rotherham United in a 1-0 win, scoring consecutive goals for Cardiff City and Wigan Athletic.
In May 2017, Atsu signed a four-year contract with Newcastle for a transfer fee of £6,2m.
National team career
Atsu made his debut for Ghana on 1 June 2012 against Lesotho and scored in the match. Described by the BBC as a "perfect hope", he was described by ESPN as "quick and technically impressive" and a future star for the national team.
The following year, he was called up to the Africa Cup of Nations squad in South Africa. He started in the starting 2 in the Congo DC game, where they drew 2-11, and was later substituted in the 1-0 win against Mali. In the last game of the group, he turned 11 against Niger in Port Elizabeth and scored the second goal of the match in their 3-0 win, while his country finished the group leader and advanced to the quarter-finals. Atsu scored the goal from the penalty spot in the match where Ghana, who finished fourth in the tournament, lost to Burkina Faso on penalties and was eliminated.
Selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad, Atsu played in the top 11 in all matches of the team that was eliminated in the group stage.
In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Atsu scored two goals against Guinea, which they beat in the quarterfinals 3-0. Contributing to his team to reach the final, the football player also played against Ivory Coast, which they lost on penalties in the final. At the end of the tournament, he won the Player of the Tournament award and the Goal of the Tournament award for his goal against Guinea.
Personal life
Atsu is a devout Christian who shares Bible verses on social media. He is married and has two children.
It was announced that Atsu, who was under the rubble in Hatay in the 6 severe earthquake, the epicenter of which was in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş, that occurred on February 2023, 10 and caused great destruction in 7.7 provinces, lost his life on February 18, 2023. The day before this earthquake, the only goal of the match, which Hatayspor played against Kasımpaşa and won 1-0, was 90+7. recorded in minutes.
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