Tahiru Awudu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marbella | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Konogo Shooting Stars | |||
| 2018 | Medeama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Medeama | 13 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Alcobendas (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Badajoz | 25 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Estepona | 57 | (11) |
| 2024– | Marbella | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024 | |||
Tahiru Awudu (born 10 March 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Spanish club Marbella as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Born in Accra, Awudu joined Medeama SC ahead of the 2018 season from lower side Konogo Shooting Stars.[1] He made his first team debut on 25 March 2018, playing the last five minutes of a 2–0 away loss against Bechem United FC.
Awudu scored his first professional goal on 3 May 2018, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Ebusua Dwarfs FC. On 13 August 2019, he renewed his contract with the club until 2023.[2]
On 13 January 2020, Awudu moved abroad and agreed to a loan deal with Spanish Tercera División side Fútbol Alcobendas Sport until the end of the season.[3] On 12 September, after a trial period,[4] he joined CF Fuenlabrada also in a temporary deal, and was initially assigned to the reserves in the regional leagues.[1]
Awudu made his first team debut for Fuenla on 13 September 2020, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–0 Segunda División home win against CD Lugo.[5] The following 1 February, after being sparingly used, he cut short his loan and moved to Segunda División B side CD Badajoz.[6] On 4 September 2022, Awudu joined Estepona.[7]
On 5 July 2024, Awudu signed a one-season deal with Marbella in the third tier.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BREAKING: Medeama wonder-kid Tahiru Awudu joins Spanish La Liga 2 side CF Fuenlabrada". Kikgh. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Striker Tahiru Awudu Signs Two-Year Contract Extension Which Ties Him To The Club Until 2023". Medeama SC. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Medeama Duo Tahiru Awudu And Mathew Essiam Joins Spanish Side Alcobendas Sport On Permanent Contract". Medeama SC. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tahiru, contrato profesional y debut goleador en dos días" [Tahiru, professional deal and debut with goal within two days] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "El Fuenlabrada olvida la pesadilla del virus" [Fuenlabrada forget the hard times of the virus] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tahiru se marcha al CD Badajoz" [Tahiru moves to CD Badajoz] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ TAHIRU AWUDU NUEVO FICHAJE DEL ESTEPONA, webdelclub.com, 4 September 2022
- ^ "NUEVO FICHAJE: TAHIRU AWUDU" [NEW SIGNING: TAHIRU AWUDU] (in Spanish). Marbella. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tahiru Awudu at BDFutbol
- Tahiru Awudu at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Tahiru Awudu at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Accra
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Medeama S.C. players
- CF Fuenlabrada footballers
- CD Badajoz players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Primera Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda Federación players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen