Akwo Tarh Ayuk Taku (born 7 December 1992) is a

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

ian

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who plays as a

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Career

Taku first arrived in Europe from Cameroon as a 14-year-old, joining an academy in Germany. He then returned to Cameroon to play for Les Astres and Botafogo FC (Douala). During this time he was called up by Cameroon for the

2011 African Nations Championship The 2011 African Nations Championship was the second edition of the African Nations Championship tournament. Each participating nation was represented mostly by players who play in their respective local divisions. The competition was hosted in S ...

, where he was the youngest player in the squad. He then moved to Slovakia, where he played in the

Slovak Super Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, he ...

for

Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda (; hu, Dunaszerdahely; german: Niedermarkt; he, דונהסרדהיי) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a p ...

in the 2011–12 season, and also the second tier the following season after their relegation. He then moved to France, playing for local league side AFC Holnon Fayet and for

US Roye-Noyon Union Sportive Roye-Noyon Cœur de Picardie is a French association football club founded in 2010 as a result of a merger between Union Sportive Royenne (founded in 1928) and Sporting Club Noyon (founded in 1927). It is based in Roye, Somme, F ...

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. He then briefly returned to Cameroon with

Union Douala Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala, that competes in the Elite One. History It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification. Achievements National * Cameroo ...

before moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he played for FC Renaissance du Congo and

AS Vita Club Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. History AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of ''Renaissance'' in ...

. In 2019 Taku moved to England where he joined

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side Maidstone United in August 2019 after a successful trial in pre-season. Head of football

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said "Ayuk came to us last year but we couldn’t get his international clearance. It’s only just come through now. He’s been training with us - he’s probably not 100% fit, certainly not match fit - but he’s capable of magic things... He produces some unbelievable moments in training, he really does. We needed someone to come up with something and he has got that something. We need to get him properly fit as well but we thought we were that far away we might need a magic moment." He left the club in October to seek first-team football elsewhere after only two substitute appearances. He joined

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

side

Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Hertfor ...

the following month, where he made two appearances. In March 2020, he re-joined Maidstone after resolving a dispute with a former club. He scored on his return as a substitute against

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

on 7 March 2020. He joined

Akhisarspor Akhisarspor Kulübü (Akhisar Sports Club), commonly known as Akhisarspor, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Akhisar.

in January 2021.

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DAC Dunajská Streda profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayuk Taku, Akwo Tarh 1992 births Living people Cameroonian footballers Association football midfielders Les Astres players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players US Roye-Noyon players Union Douala players FC Renaissance du Congo players AS Vita Club players Maidstone United F.C. players Cheshunt F.C. players Akhisarspor footballers Elite One players Slovak Super Liga players Championnat National 2 players Linafoot players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players TFF First League players Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Turkey Cameroonian expatriate footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in England Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 2011 African Nations Championship players Cameroon A' international footballers