Machop Chol

Machop Chol
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
Team information
Current team
 San Antonio FC
Number 80
Youth career
DDYSC Wolves
2016–2017 Atlanta United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 65 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 San Antonio FC and the South Sudan national team.

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
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

International

As of match played 27 January 2022[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Sudan 2022 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Machop Chol". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. ^ Machop Chol at Soccerway