News about the earthquakes that occurred this Monday in Turkey and Syria continues to trickle in. While the former is already known to have a magnitude of 7.8 (meaning it was the strongest in a century) and the latter to have a magnitude of 7.5, the figures for dead, injured and property damage cannot be updated. And the world of sports, how could it be otherwise, also suffered. The latest information from the Turkish media indicates that the Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, who played for Malaga for six months in 2016, was trapped under rubble caused by the earthquake.

Atsu, 30 years old, Since this season, he has been playing for Hatayspor, which currently ranks 14th in the Turkish Super League.the country’s first competition, and is known for also playing for Porto, where he started his career, and for Chelsea, Everton and Newcastle in the Premier League.

Although he played for a total of ten teams during his career, He is remembered in Spain for his time at Málaga, where he arrived on loan for six months in January 2016. Played 12 games in which he scored two goals in 385 minutes.. In addition, he is a full member of the Ghana national team, with whom he made his debut at just 20 years old and played 60 games in which he scored 10 goals.

One of the first to echo the news was Turkish sports journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, who explained through his Twitter account that Atsu was not the only one who could fall into the trap. “The sports director of Hatayspor Taner Savut and Christian Atsu remained under the rubble. Search and rescue teams are looking for two names.”- the journalist assured in his personal account.