| Kingsley Madu | |
| Fullname: | Kingsley Madu[1] |
| Height: | 1.71 m[2] |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1995[3] |
| Birth Place: | Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Position: | Left back |
| Youthclubs1: | GBS Academy |
| Clubs1: | El-Kanemi Warriors |
| Years2: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs2: | AS Trenčín |
| Caps2: | 60 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Zulte Waregem |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → KSV Roeselare (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Odense |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs6: | AS Trenčín |
| Caps6: | 40 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Nigeria |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Nigeria Olympic |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 May 2023 |
Kingsley Madu (born 12 December 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a left-back, recently for AS Trenčín in the Slovak Fortuna Liga. He has been a member of the Nigerian national team.
He started at El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. On 13 January 2014 Madu signed, along with Moses Simon, a three-year contract with the Slovakian club AS Trenčín.[4] [5] On 30 August 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem.[6] In January 2019, he joined Roeselare on loan until the end of the season.[7]
On 21 August 2019, Madu joined Danish Superliga club Odense on a one-year contract.[8] Madu was released by Odense on 22 May 2020, having only made one appearance for the club.[9]
In March 2021, Madu returned to Slovakia, rejoining Trenčín,[10] making his debut against Spartak Trnava on 3 April.[11] On 29 May 2023, it was announced that Madu would leave the club at the end of his contract.[12]
He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]
| Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Trenčín | 2013–14 | Slovak First Football League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 3 | |||
| Zulte Waregem | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Roeselare | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Odense | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Trenčín | 2020–21 | Slovak First Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 151 | 7 | |||