Jude Nworuh
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Nworuh with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jude Ikechukwu Nworuh | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ebedei | |||
| 2007–2008 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Midtjylland | 88 | (17) |
| 2010–2011 | → Fredericia (loan) | 30 | (14) |
| 2012–2015 | AC Horsens | 72 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 22 | (7) |
| 2016 | Bnei Sakhnin | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Ilves | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Chennaiyin FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Hapoel Marmorek | 15 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 1 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Jude Ikechukwu Nworuh (born 9 June 1989 in Lagos) is a Nigerian professional footballer.
Career
Nworuh began his career at F.C. Ebedei in Lagos, Nigeria, which is the former youth team of Obafemi Martins and many other successful Nigerian footballers. He was a top scorer at F.C. Ebedei, which led to a move to the Danish Club, Midtjylland, who at the time were scouting heavily in Nigeria.
On 20 September 2008 he was injured during a match, resulting in a skull fracture. He was operated later that night in Aarhus, and made a full recovery.
He played his first UEFA Cup game in 2008, and featured again in the UEFA Europa League (name change) in 2011.[1]
He was loaned out to Fredericia to get more playing time and then on 4 September 2012 he signed a contract with AC Horsens. He has been a consistent scorer for AC Horsens, and has been their highest goalscorer every season after his first season with them.
On 7 September 2017, after a stint with Finnish Veikkausliiga club Ilves, Nworuh signed with Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC.[2] He made 11 appearances, with his team winning the league. On 4 June 2018, it was announced that he was released by the club.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 6 May 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic cups[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2007–08 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 34 | 7 | |
| 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 87 | 16 | ||
| Fredericia (loan) | 2010–11 | Danish 1st Division | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 14 | |
| AC Horsens | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 24 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | Danish 1st Division | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | – | 30 | 13 | ||
| 2014–15 | Danish 1st Division | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 72 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | ||
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 7 | |
| Bnei Sakhnin | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| Ilves | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Chennaiyin FC | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Hapoel Marmorek | 2018–19 | Liga Leumit | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 4 | |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 2019–20 | Liga Leumit | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 247 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 273 | 63 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Israel State Cup and Indian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
- Chennaiyin FC
References
- ^ "UEFA Europa League". UEFA Europa League. UEFA. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "ISL 2017-18: Chennaiyin FC confirm signing of Nigerian forward Jude Ikechukwu Nworuh". First Post. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b "ISL Champions Chennaiyin FC Release Eight Players". News18. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Jude Nworuh at Soccerway
- ^ "Chennaiyin FC conquer fortress Bengaluru to lift ISL 4 title". The Indian Express. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
External links
- Jude Nworuh at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- Jude Nworuh at WorldFootball.net