Stanley Awurum
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Ejike Awurum | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mbieri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salgueiros | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Chibuto | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Varzim (loan) | 45 | (14) |
| 2016–2018 | Portimonense | 14 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Varzim (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Varzim | 42 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Cova da Piedade (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2021– | Salgueiros | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2021 | |||
Stanley Ejike Awurum // (born 24 June 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Varzim.
Club career
[edit]Born in Mbieri, Imo State, Awurum began his senior career in Mozambique, where he was the top scorer with 22 goals for promoted FC Chibuto in the 2013 second division. In January 2015, he joined Varzim S.C. of the Portuguese third tier on a six-month loan.[1] At its conclusion, with the team from Póvoa de Varzim now promoted to the Segunda Liga, he signed a two-year contract.[2]
In his first professional season, Awurum scored 14 goals in 42 games, putting him third in the league's top scorers behind compatriot Simeon Nwankwo of Gil Vicente F.C. and Platiny of C.D. Feirense.[3] Once it finished in May 2016, he joined Portimonense S.C. for a year with the option of three more, turning down an offer from Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga to stay in the second tier.[4][5]
Having played little part in Portimonense's LigaPro title in 2016–17 and only three top-flight appearances as a substitute, Awurum was loaned back to Varzim in late December 2017, alongside Brazilian strike partner Buba.[6] This move was later made permanent, and in January 2019 he was loaned across the second tier to C.D. Cova da Piedade for six months.[7]
In February 2021, Awurum dropped down to the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal at the age of 30, to play for S.C. Salgueiros.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Official : Portuguese Club Varzim Sign Ejike Awurum". All Nigeria Soccer. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Stanley no Varzim mais duas épocas" [Stanley to Varzim for two more seasons]. Mais Seminário (in Portuguese). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "PERFECT 10: Nigeria's 2015/2016 Top Scorers In Europe". Complete Sports. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Portimonense anuncia cinco reforços para a próxima época" [Portimonense announce five additions for next season] (in Portuguese). Sul Informação. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Exclusive: Revealed - Sporting Braga Tried For Awurum Before Transfer To Portimonense". All Nigeria Soccer. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Varzim assegura empréstimo dos avançados do Portimonense Stanley e Buba" [Varzim secure loans of Portimonense strikers Stanley and Buba]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Varzim empresta Stanley ao Cova da Piedade" [Varzim loans Stanley to Cova da Piedade]. Mais Seminário (in Portuguese). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ ""Mexidas" no Salgueiros" ["Changes" at Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). Novum Notícias. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Stanley Awurum at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mozambique
- Varzim S.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- C.D. Cova da Piedade players
- S.C. Salgueiros players
- Footballers from Imo State
- Men's association football forwards
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen