Date of birth: 10 January 1992
Place of birth: Ada Foah, Ghana
Position: Winger
Nationality: Ghanaian
Previous clubs: Cheetah FC, Porto, Rio Ave (loan)
International levels played at: Ghana full international
The transfer of Christian Atsu from FC Porto was completed on 1 September 2013. The then 21-year-old Ghana international signed a five-year contract and joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan for the remainder of the season.
Atsu is a left-footed attacker, capable of playing as a winger or a second striker, and joined Porto from Cheetah FC in his homeland in the January 2010 transfer window.
He quickly won individual and team youth honours including Porto's Youth Player of the Season for 2010/11. That year he was named on the bench for a first team game by Andre Villas-Boas but was not called into action.
The 2011/12 season was spent on loan at Rio Ave, also in Portugal, where Atsu made 30 appearances in league and cup and scored six goals, earning him the club's Player of the Season award.
Breaking into the Porto first team, he made 17 league appearances as the club won the Portuguese championship, and he gained European experience with eight Champions League games, including a Round of 16 tie against Malaga.
Atsu made his debut for Ghana in June 2012, scoring against Lesotho in a World Cup qualifier, and became regular. He played and scored in the Africa Cup of Nations at the beginning of 2013.
After signing for the Blues, Atsu was loaned to Vittese Arnhem for the whole of the 2013/14 season, where he impressed throughout.
Atsu, who spent most of his time in central midfield and in wider roles, made 26 appearances and scored five goals for the Dutch side.
He was voted the club's Player of the Year by supporters as recognition for his consistency during the season and, in May, was named in the Ghana World Cup squad. He started all three of Ghana's games in Brazil and was one of their brighter performers.
Atsu signed on loan with Everton for the duration of the 2014/15 in August 2014.
He was part of the Ghana squad beaten in the final of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations by Ivory Coast.
On a personal note, the tournament proved one to remember for Atsu, who played a prominent role en route to the final.
He scored two goals in a 3-0 quarter-final win over Guinea, one of which, a stunning strike from out wide, earned him the Goal of the Tournament award.
Atsu was denied by the post in the final, a game which eventually saw Ivory Coast triumph on penalties, but he was named Player of the Tournament at its conclusion.
Place of birth: Ada Foah, Ghana
Position: Winger
Nationality: Ghanaian
Previous clubs: Cheetah FC, Porto, Rio Ave (loan)
International levels played at: Ghana full international
The transfer of Christian Atsu from FC Porto was completed on 1 September 2013. The then 21-year-old Ghana international signed a five-year contract and joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan for the remainder of the season.
Atsu is a left-footed attacker, capable of playing as a winger or a second striker, and joined Porto from Cheetah FC in his homeland in the January 2010 transfer window.
He quickly won individual and team youth honours including Porto's Youth Player of the Season for 2010/11. That year he was named on the bench for a first team game by Andre Villas-Boas but was not called into action.
The 2011/12 season was spent on loan at Rio Ave, also in Portugal, where Atsu made 30 appearances in league and cup and scored six goals, earning him the club's Player of the Season award.
Breaking into the Porto first team, he made 17 league appearances as the club won the Portuguese championship, and he gained European experience with eight Champions League games, including a Round of 16 tie against Malaga.
Atsu made his debut for Ghana in June 2012, scoring against Lesotho in a World Cup qualifier, and became regular. He played and scored in the Africa Cup of Nations at the beginning of 2013.
After signing for the Blues, Atsu was loaned to Vittese Arnhem for the whole of the 2013/14 season, where he impressed throughout.
Atsu, who spent most of his time in central midfield and in wider roles, made 26 appearances and scored five goals for the Dutch side.
He was voted the club's Player of the Year by supporters as recognition for his consistency during the season and, in May, was named in the Ghana World Cup squad. He started all three of Ghana's games in Brazil and was one of their brighter performers.
Atsu signed on loan with Everton for the duration of the 2014/15 in August 2014.
He was part of the Ghana squad beaten in the final of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations by Ivory Coast.
On a personal note, the tournament proved one to remember for Atsu, who played a prominent role en route to the final.
He scored two goals in a 3-0 quarter-final win over Guinea, one of which, a stunning strike from out wide, earned him the Goal of the Tournament award.
Atsu was denied by the post in the final, a game which eventually saw Ivory Coast triumph on penalties, but he was named Player of the Tournament at its conclusion.
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