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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Izu Azuka
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Izu Bobo Azuka
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|24}}
| birth_place = [[Port Harcourt]], [[Rivers State, Nigeria]]
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| position = Striker
| currentclub = [[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]]
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
| clubs1 = [[Sharks F.C.|Sharks]]
| caps1 = –
| goals1 = –
| years2 = 2008–2010
| clubs2 = [[JS Kabylie]]
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 22
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = [[Al-Ittihad Tripoli]]
| caps3 = –
| goals3 = –
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = [[Sunshine Stars F.C.|Sunshine Stars]]
| caps4 = –
| goals4 = –
| years5 = 2013
| clubs5 = [[Espérance de Tunis|Espérance]]
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013
| clubs6 = → [[CS Hammam-Lif|Hammam-Lif]] (loan)
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2013–2014
| clubs7 = [[Kahramanmaraşspor]]
| caps7 = 27
| goals7 = 12
| years8 = 2014
| clubs8 = [[Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor|Gaziantep BB]]
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 9
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
| caps9 = 17
| goals9 = 7
| years10 = 2015
| clubs10 = [[FC Taraz|Taraz]]
| caps10 = 8
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2016
| clubs11 = [[Yeni Malatyaspor]]
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2017–
| clubs12 = [[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]]
| caps12 = 2
| goals12 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2011– | nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national under-23 football team|Nigeria U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = 4| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2012– | nationalteam2 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 6
| club-update = 12 March 2017
| nationalteam-update = 22 June 2013
}}
'''Izu Azuka''' (born 24 May 1989) is a [[Nigeria]]n [[Association football|football]] player who plays for [[FC Akzhayik]].

==Club career==
On 26 November 2008, Azuka signed a two-year contract with [[Algeria]]n club [[JS Kabylie]] after playing with Nigerian side [[Sharks F.C.]]<ref>[http://www.lemidi-dz.com/index.php?operation=voir_article&id_article=sport@art10@2008-11-30 Izu Azuka signe pour deux saisons]</ref> In December 2010, his contract was not renewed as he made just 4 league appearances in the [[2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2010–11 season]].

On 2 January 2011, Azuka joined [[Libya]]n side [[Al-Ittihad Tripoli]] on a free transfer from JS Kabylie.<ref>[http://alittihad.ly/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=264:2011-01-02-13-19-46&catid=35:demo-content اللاعب النيجيري اسو ازوكا يوقع للزعيم]</ref><ref>[http://www.dzfoot.com/news-8113/transferts-izu-azuka-jsk-signe-a-al-ittihad-libye/ Transferts : Izu Azuka (JSK) signe à Al-Ittihad (Libye)]</ref>

He then signed for [[Sunshine Stars F.C.]] of Akure in December 2011, a squad which eliminated Ittihad in the [[2011 CAF Confederation Cup]].<ref>[http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvsports/76794/2/sunshine-grabs-al-ittihad8217s-hit-man-azuka.html SUNSHINE GRABS AL-ITTIHAD’S HIT MAN, AZUKA]</ref>

On 7 September 2012, [[Tunisia]]n club [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance de Tunis]] announced that they had reached a deal with [[Sunshine Stars F.C.|Sunshine Stars]] for Azuka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://188.165.230.180/~estorg/site/index.php/actualites-de-la-semaine/966-mercato-azuka-ibobo-nouvelle-recrue-l-sang-et-or-r|title=Azuka Ibobo nouvelle recrue " Sang et Or "|date=7 September 2012|accessdate=12 September 2012|language=French|publisher=est.org.tn}}</ref> He joined the club in December when the transfer window opens and sign a three and a half-year contract.

In February 2015, Azuka joined [[Kazakhstan Premier League]] side [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar]] on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=IZU AZUKA JOINS KAZAKHSTANI CLUB|url=http://africanfootball.com/news/509426/Izu-Azuka-joins-Kazakhstani-club|website=http://africanfootball.com/|publisher=africanfootball.com|accessdate=17 April 2015|date=12 February 2015}}</ref> Moving to fellow Kazakhstan Premier League side [[FC Taraz]] July of the same year.<ref name="Taraz sign 2 from Irtysh">{{cite web|title=Тараз подписал нигерийца Изу Азуку и россиянина Алана Гатагова|url=http://www.fctaraz.kz/ru/latest/taraz-podpisal-nigerijtsa-izu-azuku-i-rossiyanina-alana-gatagova|website=http://www.fctaraz.kz/|publisher=FC Taraz|accessdate=14 July 2015|language=Russian|date=7 July 2015}}</ref>

Azuka joined Turkish side [[Yeni Malatyaspor]] at 4 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azuka Ibobo Izu Yeni Malatya'da!|url=http://www.haberturk.com/spor/futbol/haber/1176116-azuka-ibobo-izu-yeni-malatyasporda|website=haberturk.com|date=4 January 2016|language=Turkish}}</ref>

==International career==
He was called up by Olympic coach [[Augustine Eguavoen]] for the June 2011 [[2012 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Second Round|qualifier]] against [[Tanzania]].<ref>[http://www.dailytrust.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20427:eguavoen-picks-afelokhai-20-others-for-tanzania&catid=5:sports&Itemid=5 Eguavoen picks Afelokhai,20 others for Tanzania]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=1946&saison_id=16 DZFoot Profile]
* {{Soccerway|izu-azuka/79791}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azuka, Izu}}
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Nigerian footballers]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Rivers State]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Port Harcourt]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Algeria]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Libya]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Tunisia]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Turkey]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Algeria]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Libya]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Tunisia]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Nigerian expatriates in Turkey]]
[[Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]]
[[Category:TFF First League players]]
[[Category:Sharks F.C. players]]
[[Category:JS Kabylie players]]
[[Category:Al-Ittihad Tripoli players]]
[[Category:Espérance Sportive de Tunis players]]
[[Category:Gaziantep B.B. footballers]]
[[Category:Kahramanmaraşspor footballers]]
[[Category:Yeni Malatyaspor players]]

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