Nnaemeka Ajuru

Nnaemeka Ajuru
Personal information
Full name	Nnaemeka Favour Ajuru
Date of birth	28 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Zamfara United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2009	Javor Ivanjica
2005–2006	→ Metalac Gornji Milanovac (loan)
2009–2013	Vojvodina
2013–2014	Zestaponi
2014–2016	Javor Ivanjica
2016	Spartak Subotica
2017–2018	Jagodina
2018–2019	Sloboda Užice
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2018

Nnaemeka Favour Ajuru // ^ⓘ(born 28 September 1986) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Career

After starting out at Zamfara United, Ajuru arrived to Javor Ivanjica during the 2004–05 season. He was subsequently sent on a season-long loan to Metalac Gornji Milanovac, before returning to Ivanjica ahead of the 2006–07 season. In the following three years, Ajuru established himself as one of the team's most regular players, helping them win the Serbian First League in 2008, with an unbeaten record, thus earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga.

In June 2009, together with Miroslav Vulićević, Ajuru was transferred to Vojvodina on a three-year deal.^[1] He spent four seasons at the club, helping them reach the Serbian Cup final on three occasions (2010, 2011, and 2013), but failed to win the trophy.

In August 2013, Ajuru moved to Georgian club Zestaponi, agreeing to a two-year contract.^[2] He played regularly for the team in the first six months, but failed to make any appearance in the second part of the 2013–14 season. In July 2014, Ajuru had an unsuccessful trial at Azerbaijani club AZAL.^[3]

In August 2014, Ajuru returned to Serbia and joined his former club Javor Ivanjica. He helped them win promotion back to the top flight in his comeback season. In the 2015–16 Serbian Cup, Ajuru appeared in all six of his team's matches, as they lost to Partizan in the final.

Honours

Javor Ivanjica

Serbian First League: 2007–08
Serbian Cup: Runner-up 2015–16

Vojvodina

Serbian Cup: Runner-up 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13

References

^ "Predstavljeni Vulićević i Ađuru" (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "ნიგერიელი ახალწვეული მარგველთა რიგებში" (in Georgian). fczestafoni.ge. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "АЗАЛ: Иранец, нигериец, и гондурасец (ФОТО)" (in Russian). azerifootball.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

External links

Nnaemeka Ajuru at Soccerway
Nnaemeka Ajuru – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] "Predstavljeni Vulićević i Ađuru" (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

[2] "ნიგერიელი ახალწვეული მარგველთა რიგებში" (in Georgian). fczestafoni.ge. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

[3] "АЗАЛ: Иранец, нигериец, и гондурасец (ФОТО)" (in Russian). azerifootball.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

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