Tahiru Awudu

Tahiru Awudu (born 10 March 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Spanish club Estepona as a forward.

Tahiru Awudu
Personal information
Full name Tahiru Awudu
Date of birth (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Estepona
Number 21
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– Estepona 31 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

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]

References
  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.
  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
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