Found under the rubble of a building in Turkey the remains of Christian Atsu, a Ghanaian footballer who once played for Everton and Newcastle United in the Premier League. Initially, there had been false rumors that he had been taken to a hospital late last week, but this situation was quickly denied by the family.
The athlete had disappeared on February 6 after the start of the earthquake that hit the Near East region, one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent decades in the region. “It is with great pain that I have to announce that the body of Christian Atsu was recovered this morning. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones,” confirmed Nana Sechere, the famous player agent, including the footballer who died in the earthquake in Turkey.
He had a long career that started in 2011, when he made his debut for Porto de Portugal, before being loaned to Río Ave, another team in the same league. For several years he was in English soccer, where he played for teams like Everton, Bournemouth and Newcastle United, where he played in more matches. Finally, in 2021 he went to Al-Raed, in Saudi Arabia and only a year later he made a transfer to Hatayspor from Turkeywhich is why he was in the country at the time of the quake.
He also served as an international in the Ghanaian team, where he participated in several top-level tournaments, such as the 2013 and 2015 Africa Cups, where he was crowned runner-up and even managed to be part of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.tournament in which he was left out after losing to Portugal and the United States, although the team managed to get a draw against Germany, the eventual champion.
Messages from your clubs
After the death of this athlete was made public after the earthquake that affected the Anatolian regionMany teams in which the player had been echoed this situation and were very saddened by the death.
“A talented player and a special person, he will always be deeply remembered by our players, staff and fans,” Newcastle United wrote on their Twitter account; while Málaga, the Spanish club where the Ghanaian passed through, wrote: “This is how we will remember you, with an eternal smile. Have a good trip Christian.
