Machop Chol

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Machop Chol
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Chol in 2023
Personal information
Full name Machop Malual Chol
Date of birth (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
DDYSC Wolves
2016–2017 Atlanta United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 65 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Atlanta United 34 (2)
2021–2023 Atlanta United 2 8 (2)
2024 San Antonio FC 22 (2)
International career‡
2022– South Sudan 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:09, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Machop Malual Chol (born 14 November 1998) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the South Sudan national team.

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Club career

Born in Khartoum on 14 November 1998, Chol immigrated with his family to the United States in 2000. [2] His family settled in Clarkston, Georgia, where he first learned to play soccer. [3] He began his career playing with youth club DDYSC Wolves before earning a spot in the Atlanta United academy in 2016. [2]

In August 2017, Chol began playing college soccer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. [2] He made his debut for the Demon Deacons on 25 August against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights where he scored his first goal. [4] Throughout his time at Wake Forest, Chol scored 13 goals in 65 matches. [5]

Atlanta United

On 19 January 2021, Chol signed a homegrown player contract with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United. [2] He made his professional debut on 17 April against Orlando City, coming on as a substitute. [6] His first MLS goal for Atlanta United was scored on 16 April 2023 at Toronto FC. [7]

San Antonio FC

Following his release from Atlanta at the end of the 2023 season, Chol signed with USL Championship side San Antonio FC on 2 April 2024. [8] [9]

International career

Chol made his international debut for South Sudan on 27 January 2022 in a friendly defeat to Uzbekistan. [10] [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2021 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlanta United 2021 Major League Soccer 910000100
Career total910000100

International

As of match played 27 January 2022 [11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Sudan 202210
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Machop Chol". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Atlanta United signs Machop Chol to homegrown player deal". Dirty South Soccer. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Machop Chol isn't finished yet". ATLUTD.com. ATLUTD. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Cantwell, Colin (22 October 2018). "No. 6 men's soccer falls 3-2 to No. 1 Wake Forest". UWIRE Text: 1–1.
  5. ↑ "Manchop Chol Wake Forest". Wake Forest Demon Deacons .
  6. ↑ "Orlando City vs Atlanta United". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "Machop Chol Soccer Stats and News". Rotowire.
  8. ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD MACHOP CHOL".
  9. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (2 April 2024). "South Sudan international Machop Chol joins San Antonio FC". USL Championship.
  10. ↑ "South Sudan 0 Uzbekistan 3". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  11. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Machop Chol at Soccerway
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