Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emeka Emerun Christ | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker or left-winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011 | Bayern Munich II | ||
2012–2014 | CA Bizertin | 1 | (0) |
2013 | → Espérance Tunis (loan) | ||
2014 | → Olympique Béja (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Sloboda Užice | 43 | (6) |
2017 | Radnički Pirot | 10 | (5) |
2018–2021 | Budućnost Dobanovci | 61 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2021 |
Emeka Emerun // (born 11 November 1994) is a Nigerian footballer.
Born in Owerri, [2] he begin playing football inspired by his mother, who was a football player. He started playing in a local football academy. When he was 16 he went to Denmark and played one tournament where he scored 5 goals in 6 games and thus earned attention from German giants FC Bayern Munich who brought him to their youth team. [3] He played with Bayern Munich Junior Team in the 2011–12 Under 19 Bundesliga. [4] He started his senior career playing with FC Bayern Munich II in the 2011–12 season. During the winter-break he moved to Tunisia and signed with CA Bizertin. [5] He played on loan at Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 2013. [6] He left Tunisia by the end of 2014 after having played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with Bizertin and Olympique Béja. [7] He returned to Europe and signed with Serbian side FK Sloboda Užice in summer 2015. [3]
His mother, Teresa Emerun, was a professional footballer. He has four brothers and four sisters, and the four brothers all play football as well. [3]