Emeka Emerun // ⓘ (born 11 November 1994) is a Nigerian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emeka Emerun Christ | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker or left-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Bayern Munich II | ||
| 2012–2014 | CA Bizertin | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Espérance Tunis (loan) | ||
| 2014 | → Olympique Béja (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Sloboda Užice | 43 | (6) |
| 2017 | Radnički Pirot | 10 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | Budućnost Dobanovci | 61 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2021 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Owerri,[2] he begin playing football inspired by his mother, who was a football player. He started playing in a local football academy. When he was 16 he went to Denmark and played one tournament where he scored 5 goals in 6 games and thus earned attention from German giants FC Bayern Munich who brought him to their youth team.[3] He played with Bayern Munich Junior Team in the 2011–12 Under 19 Bundesliga.[4] He started his senior career playing with FC Bayern Munich II in the 2011–12 season. During the winter-break he moved to Tunisia and signed with CA Bizertin.[5] He played on loan at Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 2013.[6] He left Tunisia by the end of 2014 after having played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with Bizertin and Olympique Béja.[7] He returned to Europe and signed with Serbian side FK Sloboda Užice in summer 2015.[3]
Personal life edit
His mother, Teresa Emerun, was a professional footballer. He has four brothers and four sisters, and the four brothers all play football as well.[3]
References edit
- ^ "18 EMERUN Emeka".
- ^ Emeka Emerun at Worldfootball.net
- ^ a b c Nigerijac iz Bajerna igra u Užicu: Fudbal sam naučio od majke at Blic, 24-9-2015, retrieved 9-4-2016 (in Serbian)
- ^ Emeka Emerun at DFB.de
- ^ Emeka Emerun at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Le CAB accuse l'EST d'avoir détourné le joueur Emeka Emerun at jawharafm.net, 19-12-2012, retrieved 9-4-2016 (in French)
- ^ Emeka Emerun at Soccerway
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