Personal information | |||
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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
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Akzhayik | ||
Number | 25 | ||
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) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Nigeria U-23 | 4 | (2) |
2012 | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2013 |
Izu Azuka (born 24 May 1989) is a Nigerian football player who plays for FC Akzhayik.
On 26 November 2008, Azuka signed a two-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie after playing with Nigerian side Sharks F.C. 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.
He then signed for Sunshine Stars F.C. of Akure in December 2011, a squad which eliminated Ittihad in the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.
On 7 September 2012, Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis announced that they had reached a deal with Sunshine Stars for Azuka. 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. Moving to fellow Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Taraz July of the same year.
Azuka joined Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor at 4 January 2016.
He was called up by Olympic coach Augustine Eguavoen for the June 2011 qualifier against Tanzania.