Chukwubuike Junior Adamu (born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Austria national team.

Club career

Adamu started his career with the youth team of GSV Wacker. In January 2014 he came to

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. In 2015, he joined the Red Bull Salzburg Academy, where he progressed through the levels from U15 to U18. In September 2017, he was included in the

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squad for the first time. In the same month, he also debuted for Red Bull Salzburg's

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team, coming on for Nicolas Meister in a match against

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. He made his professional debut playing for FC Liefering against

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in November 2018 as he came in for Karim Adeyemi. In September 2020, he made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg in an

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match against SW Bregen, coming on in the 75th minute for Masaya Okugawa. On 15 February 2021, Adamu moved on loan to

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team St. Gallen. Adamu scored his first goal for Red Bull Salzburg in a 1–0

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win over Admira on 14 August 2021. The goal sealed Salzburg's fifth victory on the road in a row, the longest such run the club had had in a decade. Three days later, he made his first appearance in the

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, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 home win over

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champions Brøndby in the first leg of their

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round clash. On 16 February 2022, Adamu scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 1–1 home draw against

champions

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in the first leg of the

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tie after coming on as a substitute for Noah Okafor. On 22 June 2023, German Bundesliga club

announced the signing of Adamu with an undisclosed contract.

International career

Born in Nigeria, Adamu represents Austria at international level and has played for the Austria U18, Austria U19, and Austria U21 teams. He made his first appearance in the Austria senior national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier match vs. Israel.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2021–22,

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: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adamu, Junior Living people 2001 births Footballers from Kano Austrian men's footballers Nigerian men's footballers Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Bundesliga players FC Red Bull Salzburg players FC Liefering players SC Freiburg players Austrian people of Nigerian descent Nigerian emigrants to Austria Men's association football forwards Austria men's international footballers Austria men's under-21 international footballers Austria men's youth international footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Austrian sportsmen 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen SC Freiburg II players FC St. Gallen players