Nnaemeka Ajuru

{{short description|Nigerian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nnaemeka Ajuru

| image =

| fullname = Nnaemeka Favour Ajuru

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|09|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Enugu, Nigeria

| height = {{Height|m=1.80}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Zamfara United

| years1 = 2004–2009

| clubs1 = Javor Ivanjica

| caps1 = 85

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2005–2006

| clubs2 = → Metalac Gornji Milanovac (loan)

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2009–2013

| clubs3 = Vojvodina

| caps3 = 58

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = Zestaponi

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014–2016

| clubs5 = Javor Ivanjica

| caps5 = 52

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2016

| clubs6 = Spartak Subotica

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017–2018

| clubs7 = Jagodina

| caps7 = 36

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2018–2019

| clubs8 = Sloboda Užice

| caps8 = 7

| goals8 = 1

| pcupdate = 26 November 2018

}}

Nnaemeka Favour Ajuru {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Nnaemeka Favour Ajuru.ogg}}(born 28 September 1986) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Career

After starting out at Zamfara United, Ajuru arrived to Javor Ivanjica during the 2004–05 season. He was subsequently sent on a season-long loan to Metalac Gornji Milanovac, before returning to Ivanjica ahead of the 2006–07 season. In the following three years, Ajuru established himself as one of the team's most regular players, helping them win the Serbian First League in 2008, with an unbeaten record, thus earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga.

In June 2009, together with Miroslav Vulićević, Ajuru was transferred to Vojvodina on a three-year deal.{{Cite web | url=http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2009&mm=06&dd=24&nav_id=367665 | title=Predstavljeni Vulićević i Ađuru | language=Serbian | publisher=b92.net | date=24 June 2009 | accessdate=19 November 2016}} He spent four seasons at the club, helping them reach the Serbian Cup final on three occasions (2010, 2011, and 2013), but failed to win the trophy.

In August 2013, Ajuru moved to Georgian club Zestaponi, agreeing to a two-year contract.{{Cite web | url=http://fczestafoni.ge/News/1481.htm | title=ნიგერიელი ახალწვეული მარგველთა რიგებში | language=Georgian | publisher=fczestafoni.ge | date=15 August 2013 | accessdate=19 November 2016}} He played regularly for the team in the first six months, but failed to make any appearance in the second part of the 2013–14 season. In July 2014, Ajuru had an unsuccessful trial at Azerbaijani club AZAL.{{Cite web | url=http://www.azerifootball.com/ru/13/news/24533.html | title=АЗАЛ: Иранец, нигериец, и гондурасец (ФОТО) | language=Russian | publisher=azerifootball.com | date=7 July 2014 | accessdate=7 July 2014}}

In August 2014, Ajuru returned to Serbia and joined his former club Javor Ivanjica. He helped them win promotion back to the top flight in his comeback season. In the 2015–16 Serbian Cup, Ajuru appeared in all six of his team's matches, as they lost to Partizan in the final.