| Machop Chol | |
| Fullname: | Machop Malual Chol |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Khartoum, Sudan |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet)[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | San Antonio FC |
| Clubnumber: | 80 |
| Youthclubs1: | DDYSC Wolves |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Atlanta United |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017–2020 |
| College1: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Collegecaps1: | 65 |
| Collegegoals1: | 13 |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Atlanta United |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Atlanta United 2 |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | San Antonio FC |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | South Sudan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:12, 1 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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 San Antonio FC and the South Sudan national team.
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]
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]
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]
Chol made his international debut for South Sudan on 27 January 2022 in a friendly defeat to Uzbekistan.[10] [11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlanta United | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||