Chukwubuike Adamu
Chukwubuike Junior Adamu (born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[2] He was born in Nigeria but plays for the Austria national team.
_40.jpg) Adamu with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chukwubuike Junior Adamu | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | GSV Wacker | ||
| 2014–2015 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2015–2018 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Liefering | 49 | (26) |
| 2020–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 58 | (17) |
| 2021 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2023– | SC Freiburg | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Austria U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Austria U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 2020– | Austria U21 | 12 | (10) |
| 2021– | Austria | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 28 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:39, 20 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
changeHe started his career in the youth teams of GSV Wacker and GAK in Graz. From 2015 to 2019 he played in the Red Bull Salzburg Academy. In 2017 he was a member of the FC Liefering team for the first time and made his professional debut against WSG Wattens in November 2018 when he came in for Karim Adeyemi.
In September 2020 he made his debut for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Cupmatch versus SW Bregenz when he came in for Masaya Okugawa. In February 2021 he went on loan to the Swiss team FC St. Gallen. [3] Adamu scored his first goal for Red Bull Salzburg in a 1–0 league win over Admira on 14 August 2021.[4] His first international match was versus Brøndby in the first leg of the Champion League play-off round.[5]
In June 2023 he went to SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
International career
changeHe played for the Austrian U18, U19 and U21 national team. For the U21 he played 10 matches and scored 9 goals. His first senior match was in November 2021 when he came on in the 89th minute for Marko Arnautovic in the World Cup qualifier against Israel.
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 21 April 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2018–19 | Austrian Second League | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | Austrian Second League | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Second League | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 26 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | |
| Total | 58 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 23 | ||
| St. Gallen (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 8 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| SC Freiburg II | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 136 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 58 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Swiss Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
change- As of match played 20 June 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
changeRed Bull Salzburg
References
change
- ↑ "Junior Adamu". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg Team
- ↑ Tagblatt.ch (German)
- ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg Official website". Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ↑ UEFA.com matches
- ↑ Chukwubuike Adamu at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2021.