Emeka Emerun
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Striker or left-winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Sloboda Užice | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | FC Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | FC Bayern Munich II | ||
| 2012–2014 | CA Bizertin | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Espérance Tunis (loan) | ||
| 2014 | → Olympique Béja (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015– | Sloboda Užice | 38 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2016. | |||
Emeka Emerun (born 11 November 1994) is a Nigerian football striker playing for FK Sloboda Užice in the Serbian First League.
Club career
Born in Owerri,[1] 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.[2] He played with Bayern Munich Junior Team in the 2011–12 Under 19 Bundesliga.[3] 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.[4] He played on loan at Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 2013.[5] He left Tunisia by the end of 2014 after having played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with Bizertin and Olympique Béja.[6] He returned to Europe and signed with Serbian side FK Sloboda Užice in summer 2015.[2]
Personal life
His mother, Teresa Emerun, was a professional footballer. He has four brothers and four sisters, and the four brothers all play football as well.[2]
References
- ↑ Emeka Emerun at Worldfootball.net
- 1 2 3 Nigerijac iz Bajerna igra u Užicu: Fudbal sam naučio od majke at Blic, 24-9-2015, retrieved 9-4-2016 (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 (French)
- ↑ Emeka Emerun at Soccerway