Christian Atsu is playing his first season in Turkey.
Having played in the Premier League for a long time Christian Atsun31, is suspected to be buried under the rubble of a house destroyed in the earthquake in the city of Antakya.
The magnitude of the earthquakes that occurred early Monday in southeast Turkey has been reported to be at least 7.5 magnitude. There have also been aftershocks in Turkey and on the Syrian side, and the BBC reports that the number of dead has already exceeded 1,700.
The Ghanaian Atsu is representing the Turkish Super League Hatayspor in his first season, which is based in the devastated Antakya.
Atsun is a familiar name to those who follow the Premier League, as he played in Newcastle from 2016 to 2021. The attacker has also been registered at Chelsea, Bournemouth and Everton.
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On Sunday, Atsu scored in the seventh minute of extra time for his team’s 1-0 victory over Kasimpasa.
Hatayspor is ranked 14th in the Turkish Super League.
Other athletes are also missing
Like Atsu, the goalkeeper representing Yeni Malatyaspor Ahmed Turkaslan is suspected to have been left under the building ruins.
In addition to football players, there are also volleyball players, handball players and wrestlers missing.
Olympic champion in wrestling Taha Akgülin according to the report, a team of about 30-40 athletes is stuck under the ruins in the Kahramanmaras area.
Sources: Daily Mail and BBC
Christian Atsu, known from the Premier League, is suspected of being trapped under a house that collapsed in the earthquake. PDO