Izu Azuka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
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 |
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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.
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