Peter Chol
South Sudanese footballer
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Chuol Peter Bentiu Danhier (born 23 October 1994) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for South Sudan Premier League (SSPL) club El Merriekh Bentiu and the South Sudan national team. He is South Sudan's most capped player at an international level, with 46 caps for the senior national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chuol Peter Bentiu Danhier[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Malakal, Sudan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Merriekh Bentiu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2023 | Kator | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Adama City (loan) | ||
| 2022–2023 | → Al-Nasr Omdurman (loan) | ||
| 2023– | El Merriekh Bentiu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | South Sudan | 47 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2026 | |||
International career
Chol capped for South Sudan at senior level during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 13 October 2025.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 4 | |
- As of match played 13 October 2025
- Scores and results list South Sudan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chol goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2015 | Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan | 1 |  Equatorial Guinea |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 27 March 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda | 24 |  Djibouti |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 23 March 2023 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 30 |  Congo |
2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | 14 June 2023 | Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt | 36 |  Gambia |
2–2 | 2–3 |
