Izu Azuka
{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Izu Azuka
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Izu Bobo Azuka
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|24}}
| birth_place = Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
| clubs1 = Sharks
| caps1 = –
| goals1 = –
| years2 = 2008–2010
| clubs2 = JS Kabylie
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 22
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = Al-Ittihad Tripoli
| caps3 = –
| goals3 = –
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = Sunshine Stars
| caps4 = –
| goals4 = –
| years5 = 2013
| clubs5 = Espérance
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013
| clubs6 = → Hammam-Lif (loan)
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2013–2014
| clubs7 = Kahramanmaraşspor
| caps7 = 27
| goals7 = 12
| years8 = 2014
| clubs8 = Gaziantep BB
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 9
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = Irtysh Pavlodar
| caps9 = 17
| goals9 = 7
| years10 = 2015
| clubs10 = Taraz
| caps10 = 8
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2016
| clubs11 = Yeni Malatyaspor
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2017
| clubs12 = Akzhayik
| caps12 = 17
| goals12 = 5
| years13 = 2017
| clubs13 = Mağusa Türk Gücü
| caps13 = 2
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2017–2018
| clubs14 = Jamshedpur
| caps14 = 17
| goals14 = 3
| years15 = 2018–2019
| clubs15 = Fasil Kenema S.C.
| caps15 = 24
| goals15 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria U-23 | nationalcaps1 = 4| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2012– | nationalteam2 = Nigeria | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update =
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}}
Izu Azuka (born 24 May 1989) is a Nigerian former football player.
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.[http://www.lemidi-dz.com/index.php?operation=voir_article&id_article=sport@art10@2008-11-30 Izu Azuka signe pour deux saisons] 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.[http://alittihad.ly/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=264:2011-01-02-13-19-46&catid=35:demo-content اللاعب النيجيري اسو ازوكا يوقع للزعيم]{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news-8113/transferts-izu-azuka-jsk-signe-a-al-ittihad-libye/ |title=Transferts : Izu Azuka (JSK) signe à Al-Ittihad (Libye) |access-date=4 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106143541/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-8113/transferts-izu-azuka-jsk-signe-a-al-ittihad-libye/ |archive-date=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}
He then signed for Sunshine Stars F.C. of Akure in December 2011, a squad which eliminated Ittihad in the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.[http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvsports/76794/2/sunshine-grabs-al-ittihad8217s-hit-man-azuka.html SUNSHINE GRABS AL-ITTIHAD’S HIT MAN, AZUKA]
On 7 September 2012, Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis announced that they had reached a deal with Sunshine Stars for Azuka.{{cite web|url=http://188.165.230.180/~estorg/site/index.php/actualites-de-la-semaine/966-mercato-azuka-ibobo-nouvelle-recrue-l-sang-et-or-r|title=Azuka Ibobo nouvelle recrue " Sang et Or "|date=7 September 2012|accessdate=12 September 2012|language=French|publisher=est.org.tn|archive-date=3 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203201555/http://188.165.230.180/~estorg/site/index.php/actualites-de-la-semaine/966-mercato-azuka-ibobo-nouvelle-recrue-l-sang-et-or-r|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/509426/Izu-Azuka-joins-Kazakhstani-club|title=IZU AZUKA JOINS KAZAKHSTANI CLUB|date=12 February 2015|website={{!}}url=http://africanfootball.com/|accessdate=17 April 2015}} Moving to fellow Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Taraz July of the same year.{{cite web|url=http://www.fctaraz.kz/ru/latest/taraz-podpisal-nigerijtsa-izu-azuku-i-rossiyanina-alana-gatagova|title=Тараз подписал нигерийца Изу Азуку и россиянина Алана Гатагова|date=7 July 2015|website={{!}}url=http://www.fctaraz.kz/|publisher=FC Taraz|language=Russian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128024912/http://www.fctaraz.kz/ru/latest/taraz-podpisal-nigerijtsa-izu-azuku-i-rossiyanina-alana-gatagova|archive-date=28 January 2016|accessdate=14 July 2015|url-status=dead}}
Azuka joined Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor at 4 January 2016.{{cite web|title=Azuka Ibobo Izu Yeni Malatya'da!|url=http://www.haberturk.com/spor/futbol/haber/1176116-azuka-ibobo-izu-yeni-malatyasporda|website=haberturk.com|date=4 January 2016|language=Turkish}}
International career
He was called up by Olympic coach Augustine Eguavoen for the June 2011 qualifier against Tanzania.[http://www.dailytrust.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20427:eguavoen-picks-afelokhai-20-others-for-tanzania&catid=5:sports&Itemid=5 Eguavoen picks Afelokhai,20 others for Tanzania]{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| valign="center"|CS Hammam-Lif
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Kahramanmaraşspor
|13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 5 | ||||
| valign="center"|Gaziantep BB
|15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 4 | ||||
| valign="center"|Irtysh Pavlodar
|2015 |18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 3 | ||||
| valign="center"|Taraz
|2015 |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 1 | ||||
| valign="center"|Yeni Malatyaspor
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Akzhayik
|2017 |17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |||
| valign="center"|Mağusa Türk Gücü{{cite web|title=IZU IBOBO AZUKA|url=http://www.ktff.net/BilgiBankasi/FutbolcuDetayi/17187|website=ktff.net|publisher=KTFF Süper Lig|accessdate=19 November 2017|language=Turkish}}
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| valign="center"|Jamshedpur
|17 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 3 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!107 | 21 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 107 | 21 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120918234103/http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=1946&saison_id=16 DZFoot Profile]
- {{Soccerway|izu-azuka/79791}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Azuka, Izu}}
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Port Harcourt
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Libya
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Libya
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Category:Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli) players
Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
Category:CS Hammam-Lif players
Category:Gaziantep F.K. footballers
Category:Kahramanmaraşspor footballers
Category:Yeni Malatyaspor footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards