Izu Azuka
Nigerian footballer (born 1989)
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Izu Azuka ⓘ (born 24 May 1989) is a Nigerian former football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Izu Bobo Azuka | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2008 | Sharks | – | (–) |
| 2008–2010 | JS Kabylie | 32 | (22) |
| 2011 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | – | (–) |
| 2011–2012 | Sunshine Stars | – | (–) |
| 2013 | Espérance | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Hammam-Lif (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Kahramanmaraşspor | 27 | (12) |
| 2014 | Gaziantep BB | 15 | (9) |
| 2015 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 17 | (7) |
| 2015 | Taraz | 8 | (3) |
| 2016 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | Akzhayik | 17 | (5) |
| 2017 | Mağusa Türk Gücü | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jamshedpur | 17 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Fasil Kenema S.C. | 24 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Nigeria U-23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2012– | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
On 26 November 2008, Azuka signed a two-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie after playing with Nigerian side Sharks F.C.[1] In December 2010, his contract was not renewed as he made just 4 league appearances in the 2010–11 season.
On 2 January 2011, Azuka joined Libyan side Al-Ittihad Tripoli on a free transfer from JS Kabylie.[2][3]
He then signed for Sunshine Stars F.C. of Akure in December 2011, a squad which eliminated Ittihad in the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.[4]
On 7 September 2012, Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis announced that they had reached a deal with Sunshine Stars for Azuka.[5] He joined the club in December when the transfer window opens and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.
In February 2015, Azuka joined Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar on a one-year contract.[6] Moving to fellow Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Taraz July of the same year.[7]
Azuka joined Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor at 4 January 2016.[8]
International career
He was called up by Olympic coach Augustine Eguavoen for the June 2011 qualifier against Tanzania.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 December 2017[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CS Hammam-Lif | 2012–13 | CLP-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Kahramanmaraşspor | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | |||
| Gaziantep BB | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 4 | |||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2015 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | |||
| Taraz | 2015 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Yeni Malatyaspor | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Akzhayik | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Mağusa Türk Gücü[11] | 2017–18 | KTFF Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Jamshedpur | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 107 | 21 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 107 | 21 | ||