Christopher Kanu

{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Chris Kanu

| full_name = Christopher Ogbonna Kanu{{Worldfootball.net|christopher-kanu}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|04}}

| birth_place = Owerri, Nigeria

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Right-back

| youthyears1 = 1994–1995

| youthclubs1 = Eagle Cement

| youthyears2 = 1995–1996

| youthclubs2 = Ajax

| years1 = 1996–2002

| clubs1 = Ajax

| caps1 = 15

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1996–1997

| clubs2 = → Lugano (loan)

| caps2 = 19

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2001

| clubs3 = → Alavés (loan)

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2002

| clubs4 = → Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2002–2003

| clubs5 = Top Oss

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| years6 = 2003–2005

| clubs6 = Peterborough United

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2006

| clubs7 = Wingate & Finchley

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2006–2009

| clubs8 = Eagle Cement

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2002

| nationalteam1 = Nigeria

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Christopher Ogbonna Kanu ({{pronounciation|Ig-Christopher Ogbonna Kanu.ogg|listen|help=no}}) (born 4 December 1979) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.