Machop Chol
 Chol in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Machop Malual Chol | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Žalgiris | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | FK Žalgiris | 22 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | South Sudan | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Lithuanian club Žalgiris and the South Sudan national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
FK Žalgiris
[edit | edit source]On 6 March 2025 Žalgiris Club announced about new player.[10][11]
International career
[edit | edit source]Chol made his international debut for South Sudan on 27 January 2022 in a friendly defeat to Uzbekistan.[12][13]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 9 November 2021[14]
| 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
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 27 January 2022[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile Archived 6 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine at Atlanta United
- National Football Teams profile
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Khartoum
- Sudanese people of South Sudanese descent
- Sudanese emigrants to the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American men's soccer players
- Sportspeople from Tucker, Georgia
- Men's association football forwards
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- Atlanta United FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- African-American soccer players
- American people of South Sudanese descent
- Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent
- Naturalized citizens of South Sudan
- South Sudanese men's footballers
- South Sudan men's international footballers
- MLS Next Pro players
- San Antonio FC players
- FK Žalgiris players
- 21st-century American sportsmen