Emeka Emerun | |
Fullname: | Emeka Emerun Christ |
Birth Date: | 11 November 1994 |
Birth Place: | Owerri, Nigeria |
Position: | Striker or left-winger |
Clubnumber: | [1] |
Youthyears1: | 2010–2011 |
Youthclubs1: | Bayern Munich |
Years1: | 2011 |
Years2: | 2012–2014 |
Years3: | 2013 |
Years4: | 2014 |
Years5: | 2015–2017 |
Years6: | 2017 |
Years7: | 2018–2021 |
Clubs1: | Bayern Munich II |
Clubs2: | CA Bizertin |
Clubs3: | → Espérance Tunis (loan) |
Clubs4: | → Olympique Béja (loan) |
Clubs5: | Sloboda Užice |
Clubs6: | Radnički Pirot |
Clubs7: | Budućnost Dobanovci |
Caps2: | 1 |
Caps4: | 4 |
Caps5: | 43 |
Caps6: | 10 |
Caps7: | 61 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals5: | 6 |
Goals6: | 5 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Pcupdate: | 3 October 2021 |
Emeka Emerun (born 11 November 1994) is a Nigerian footballer.
Born in Owerri,[2] he begin playing football inspired by his mother, who was a football player. He started playing in a local football academy. When he was 16 he went to Denmark and played one tournament where he scored 5 goals in 6 games and thus earned attention from German giants FC Bayern Munich who brought him to their youth team.[3] He played with Bayern Munich Junior Team in the 2011–12 Under 19 Bundesliga.[4] He started his senior career playing with FC Bayern Munich II in the 2011–12 season. During the winter-break he moved to Tunisia and signed with CA Bizertin.[5] He played on loan at Espérance Sportive de Tunis in 2013.[6] He left Tunisia by the end of 2014 after having played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with Bizertin and Olympique Béja.[7] He returned to Europe and signed with Serbian side FK Sloboda Užice in summer 2015.[3]
His mother, Teresa Emerun, was a professional footballer. He has four brothers and four sisters, and the four brothers all play football as well.[3]