Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Malanga Kanu [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 November 2004||
Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
c.2014–2022 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Charlton Athletic | 42 | (6) |
2023 | → Southend United (loan) | 6 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Sierra Leone | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
Daniel Malanga Kanu (born 14 November 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Charlton Athletic [3] and the Sierra Leone national team.
Kanu joined Charlton Athletic at under-11 level. On 2 February 2022, after scoring 31 goals in all competitions across Charlton's youth sides, Kanu signed his first professional contract with the club. [4] [5] [6] Ten days later, on 12 February 2022, Kanu made his debut for Charlton, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 2–1 League One loss against Wigan Athletic. [7]
On 22 November 2022, Kanu scored his first professional goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy. [8]
On 7 February 2024, it was announced that Kanu had signed a new long-term contract with the club. [9]
On 6 October 2023, Kanu joined Southend United on an initial 28-day loan. [10] On his first start, Kanu scored his first goals for the club, netting four times in a 5–0 victory over Solihull Moors. [11]
On 2 December 2023, Kanu was recalled early by Charlton Athletic from his loan. [12]
Born in England, Kanu is of Sierra Leonean descent. He was called up to the Sierra Leone national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2023. [13]
Kanu made his international debut for Sierra Leone on 19 November 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 defeat to the Egypt national team. [14]
Born in England, Kanu is of Sierra Leonean descent. He attended Dartford Grammar School, where he represented his school on numerous occasions as part of the athletics team. He specialised in long-distance running and even set a handful of school records. [15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2021–22 [16] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2022–23 [17] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
2023–24 [18] | League One | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
2024–25 [19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlton Athletic total | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 8 | ||
Southend United (loan) | 2023–24 [20] | National League | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
Career total | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 12 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sierra Leone | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
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