Jude Ikechukwu Nworuh (born 9 June 1989 in

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) is a Nigerian professional

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who is currently playing for

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Career

Nworuh began his career at F.C. Ebedei in Lagos, Nigeria, which is the former youth team of

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and many other successful Nigerian footballers. He was a top scorer at F.C. Ebedei, which led to a move to the Danish Club,

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, who at the time were scouting heavily in Nigeria. On 20 September 2008 he was injured during a match, resulting in a

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. He was operated later that night in

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, 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. 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, Nworuh signed with

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franchise

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. He made 11 appearances, with his team winning the league. On 4 June 2018, it was announced that he was released by the club.

Honours

Club

;Chennaiyin FC *

: 2017–18

References

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* * * 1989 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers F.C. Ebedei players FC Midtjylland players AC Horsens players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Ilves (football) players Chennaiyin FC players Hapoel Marmorek F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Danish Superliga players Israeli Premier League players Veikkausliiga players Indian Super League players Liga Leumit players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Men's association football forwards Footballers from Lagos {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub