Michael Tukura

Mike Tukura
	Michael Tukura playing for Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan, 2013
Personal information
Full name	Michael Tukura
Date of birth	19 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Abuja, Nigeria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	dynamite f.c
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Wikki Tourists
2008–2009	→ Hakoah Ramat Gan (loan)
2009–2010	Maccabi Nazareth
2010–2012	FK Ventspils
2011–2012	→ Rubin Kazan (loan)
2012–2013	Vaslui
2013–2014	Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
2014–2015	Hapoel Petah Tikva
2015–2016	Hapoel Ramat Gan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2015

Michael Tukura (born 19 october 1988 in Abuja) is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Petah Tikva.

Career

Tukura began his career with dynamite f.c in Nigeria. In 2007, he signed with Wikki Tourists F.C., and in summer 2008 he joined the Israeli club Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan on a ten months loan deal. He played his first game in the Israeli Premier League on 13 September 2008 against Bnei Yehuda.^[1] At the end of the season Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan finished last in the league table and were relegated back to Liga Leumit after the play-off matches against Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. In fact, in 2009 he moved to the new promoted Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, where he spent a year, playing 23 matches and scoring 1 goal. In April 2010 Tukura joined FK Ventspils, playing in the Latvian Virsliga. He made his debut on 1, 2010 in a league match against SK Blāzma. He scored his first goal in a league match against FK Jūrmala-VV on 2 June 2010. All in all he played 14 matches that season, scoring 1 goal. On July 11, 2014, Tukura signed with Hapoel Petah Tikva, which was promoted from the Liga Leumit to the Israeli Premier League.

Tukura plays as a central midfielder in attacking midfield or defensive midfield and also as center back.^[2]