Izu Azuka (born 24 May 1989) is a Nigerian former
football
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player.
Club career
On 26 November 2008, Azuka signed a two-year contract with
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
n 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 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, 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 Sportive de Tunis, Espérance de Tunis announced that they had reached a deal with Sunshine Stars F.C., Sunshine Stars for Azuka. 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. Moving to fellow Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Taraz July of the same year.
Azuka joined Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor at 4 January 2016.
International career
He was called up by Olympic coach Augustine Eguavoen for the June 2011 2012 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament second round, qualifier against Tanzania.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
DZFoot Profile*
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1989 births
Living people
Nigerian men's footballers
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Footballers from Port Harcourt
Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria
Expatriate men's footballers in Libya
Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Libya
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
TFF 1. Lig players
Sharks F.C. players
JS Kabylie players
Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli) players
Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
CS Hammam-Lif players
Gaziantep F.K. footballers
Kahramanmaraşspor footballers
Yeni Malatyaspor footballers
Men's association football forwards
Libyan Premier League players
21st-century Nigerian sportsmen