Christian ATSU
Be the first in the stands
GhanaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Christian Atsu Twasam was a Ghanaian professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, although he was deployed as an attacking midfielder or left back. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-26
In the line-ups
30 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2012–2019The archive holds 30 team sheets naming Christian ATSU in Ghana's starting line-up, from 2012-09-08 to 2019-06-29.
30 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Ghana (2 goals, 2012–2013) — Christian Atsu Twasam · Ghana
International goals in our archive
7 goals across 6 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2012–2016| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-05 |  Mauritius | W2–0(a) | 74' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Mapou |
| 2015-06-14 | Mauritius | W7–1(h) | 11' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Accra |
| 2015-02-01 |  Guinea | W3–0(n) | 4' 61' | African Cup of Nations | Malabo |
| 2014-09-10 |  Togo | W3–2(a) | 85' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Lomé |
| 2013-10-15 |  Egypt | W6–1(h) | 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kumasi |
| 2012-09-08 |  Malawi | W2–0(h) | 8' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Accra |
Honours
4 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours4 | ||||
| FIFA Youth Cup | ×1 | 2011 | Porto Youth | |
| EFL Championship | ×1 | 2016–17 | Newcastle United | |
| Primeira Liga | ×1 | 2012–13 | Porto | |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | ×1 | 2012 | Porto | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament | 2015 | |||
| FIFA Youth Cup Golden Ball | 2011 | |||
| Vitesse Player of the Year | 2013–14 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament | ×2 | 2015, 2017 | ||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations Goal of the Tournament | 2015 | |||
| Cyrille Regis Players Award | 2018 | |||
| Dragão de Ouro – Young Athlete of the Year | 2011 | |||