Tahiru Awudu

Tahiru Awudu
Personal information
Full name	Tahiru Awudu
Date of birth	10 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fuenlabrada; (on loan from Medeama)
Number	27
Youth career
	Konogo Shooting Stars
2018	Medeama
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–	Medeama
2020	→ Alcobendas (loan)
2020–	→ Fuenlabrada B (loan)
2020–	→ Fuenlabrada (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2020

Tahiru Awudu (born 10 March 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Spanish club CF Fuenlabrada on loan from Medeama SC as a forward.

Club career

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]

References

^ ^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.

External links

Tahiru Awudu at BDFutbol
Tahiru Awudu at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Tahiru Awudu at Soccerway

[KGH-1] "BREAKING: Medeama wonder-kid Tahiru Awudu joins Spanish La Liga 2 side CF Fuenlabrada". Kikgh. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[2] "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.

[3] "Medeama Duo Tahiru Awudu And Mathew Essiam Joins Spanish Side Alcobendas Sport On Permanent Contract". Medeama SC. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

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