Chukwubuike Adamu

Chukwubuike Junior Adamu (born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[1] Born in Nigeria, he represents the Austria national team.

Chukwubuike Adamu
Adamu with RB Salzburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name Chukwubuike Junior Adamu
Date of birth (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2014 GSV Wacker
2014–2015 Grazer AK
2015–2018 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Liefering 49 (26)
2020– Red Bull Salzburg 9 (2)
2021 → St. Gallen (loan) 13 (4)
National team‡
2018–2019 Austria U18 6 (0)
2019–2020 Austria U19 4 (3)
2020– Austria U21 9 (9)
2021– Austria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Adamu started his career with the youth team of GSV Wacker. In January 2014 he came to Grazer AK. In 2015, he joined the FC Red Bull Salzburg Academy, where he progressed through the levels from U15 to U18.

In September 2017, he was included in the FC Liefering squad for the first time. In the same month, he also debuted for Red Bull Salzburg's UEFA Youth League team, coming on for Nicolas Meister in a match against Bordeaux.

He made his professional debut playing for FC Liefering against WSG Wattens in November 2018 as he came in for Karim Adeyemi. In September 2020, he made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg in an Austrian Cup match against SW Bregen, coming on in the 75th minute for Masaya Okugawa.[2]

On 15 February 2021, Adamu moved on loan to Swiss Super League team FC St. Gallen.[3]

Adamu scored his first goal for Red Bull Salzburg in a 1–0 league win over Admira on 14 August 2021.[4] The goal sealed Salzburg's fifth victory on the road in a row, the longest such run the club had had in a decade.[4] Three days later, he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 home win over Danish champions Brøndby in the first leg of their play-off round clash.[5]

International career

Born in Nigeria, Adamu represents Austria at international level and has played for the Austria U18, Austria U19, and Austria U21 teams.

He made his first appearance in the Austria national football team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier match vs. Israel.[6]

Career statistics
As of 17 August 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Liefering 2018–19 Austrian Second League 165———165
2019–20 Austrian Second League 2014———2014
2020–21 Austrian Second League 137———137
Total 49260000004926
Red Bull Salzburg 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga —10——10
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 31101[lower-alpha 1]0—51
Total 3120100061
FC St. Gallen (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Super League 14642——188
Career total 66336210007335
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. FC Red Bull Salzburg Team
  2. FC Salzburg Wiki
  3. "FCSG: FC St.Gallen verpflichtet 19-jährigen Stürmer: Junior Adamu kommt leihweise vom FC Red Bull Salzburg zu den Espen" [FC St.Gallen signs 19-year-old striker: Junior Adamu comes to the Espen on loan from FC Red Bull Salzburg]. Tagblatt (in German). February 15, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. "Successful Dress Rehearsal". Red Bull Salzburg. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. "Salzburg 2-1 Brøndby". UEFA. 17 August 2021.
  6. "Austria v Israel game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. Chukwubuike Adamu at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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