Izu Azuka
| 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 (6.0 ft) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Irtysh Pavlodar | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| –2008 | Sharks | – | (–) |
| 2008–2010 | JS Kabylie | 32 | (6) |
| 2011 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | – | (–) |
| 2011–2012 | Sunshine Stars | – | (–) |
| 2013 | Espérance | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Hammam-Lif (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Kahramanmaraşspor | 13 | (5) |
| 2014 | Gaziantep BB | 15 | (4) |
| 2015- | Irtysh Pavlodar | 8 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Nigeria U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Izu Azuka (born 24 May 1989) is a Nigerian football player. He is currently playing for Kazakh side Irtysh Pavlodar in the Kazakhstan Premier League.
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 sign 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]
International career
He was called up by Olympic coach Augustine Eguavoen for the June 2011 qualifier against Tanzania.[7]
Statistics
- As of 4 January 2011
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Algeria | League | Algerian Cup | Total | |||||
| 2008–09 | JS Kabylie | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | Libyan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Algeria | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 9 | |
| Total | Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 9 | ||
References
- ↑ Izu Azuka signe pour deux saisons
- ↑ اللاعب النيجيري اسو ازوكا يوقع للزعيم
- ↑ Transferts : Izu Azuka (JSK) signe à Al-Ittihad (Libye)
- ↑ SUNSHINE GRABS AL-ITTIHAD’S HIT MAN, AZUKA
- ↑ "Azuka Ibobo nouvelle recrue " Sang et Or "" (in French). est.org.tn. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "IZU AZUKA JOINS KAZAKHSTANI CLUB". http://africanfootball.com/''. africanfootball.com. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ Eguavoen picks Afelokhai,20 others for Tanzania