Chol in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Machop Malual Chol | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 25) | ||
| 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 | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | South Sudan | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 19 June 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.
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 | |||||
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| 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 | |
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San Antonio FC – current squad
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