Stanley Kanu
{{short description|Nigerian association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stanley Kanu
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Stanley Guzorochi Kanu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Umuahia, Nigeria
| height = 1.81m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Marítimo
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs1 = Diamond Academy
| youthyears2 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs2 = Portosantense
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = Caçadores das Taipas
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = GD Vilar de Perdizes
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2020–
| clubs3 = Marítimo B
| caps3 = 99
| goals3 = 32
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = Marítimo
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 8 February 2025
}}
Stanley Guzorochi Kanu (born 17 January 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger for Marítimo.
Professional career
Kanu is a youth product of Diamond Academy in Nigeria, before finishing his development in Portugal with Portosantense.{{Cite web|url=https://isoccerng.com/portugal-based-teenager-stanley-kanu-vows-to-bring-goal-to-flying-eagles/|title=Portugal-based teenager Stanley Kanu vows to bring goals to Flying Eagles|first=Isoccer|last=Staff|date=May 31, 2018}} He began his senior career with Caçadores das Taipas in 2018, and followed that up with a stint with the amateur club GD Vilar de Perdizes. On 31 August 2020, he moved to the Marítimo B team.{{Cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/stanley-kanu/oficial-maritimo-contrata-avancado-nos-distritais|title=OFICIAL: Marítimo contrata avançado nos distritais|website=Maisfutebol}} He made his professional debut with the senior Marítimo side as a late substitute in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Rio Ave on 23 December 2022.{{Cite web |last=Nwosu |first=Chigozie |date=2022-12-24 |title=Stanley Kanu: Nigerian Eligible Striker On Parade For Club Sport Marítimo - Nigeria Sports News |url=https://nigeriasportsnews.com/stanley-kanu-nigerian-eligible-striker-on-parade-for-club-sport-maritimo/,%20https://nigeriasportsnews.com/stanley-kanu-nigerian-eligible-striker-on-parade-for-club-sport-maritimo/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|stanley-guzorochi-kanu/571982}}
{{C.S. Marítimo squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanu, Stanley}}
Category:Footballers from Lagos
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Clube Caçadores das Taipas players
Category:C.S. Marítimo players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal