Tahiru Awudu

Tahiru Awudu
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-10) 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
 Marbella
Number 18
Youth career
Konogo Shooting Stars
2018 Medeama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Medeama 13 (1)
2020 → Alcobendas (loan) 8 (4)
2020–2021 → Fuenlabrada (loan) 8 (1)
2021–2022 Badajoz 25 (1)
2022–2024 Estepona 57 (11)
2024– Marbella 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024

Tahiru Awudu (born 10 March 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Spanish club Marbella 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] The following 1 February, after being sparingly used, he cut short his loan and moved to Segunda División B side CD Badajoz.[6] On 4 September 2022, Awudu joined Estepona.[7]

On 5 July 2024, Awudu signed a one-season deal with Marbella in the third tier.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "Tahiru se marcha al CD Badajoz" [Tahiru moves to CD Badajoz] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. ^ TAHIRU AWUDU NUEVO FICHAJE DEL ESTEPONA, webdelclub.com, 4 September 2022
  8. ^ "NUEVO FICHAJE: TAHIRU AWUDU" [NEW SIGNING: TAHIRU AWUDU] (in Spanish). Marbella. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.