Michael Tukura

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Mike Tukura
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Personal information
Full name Michael Tukura
Date of birth (1988-08-19) 19 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Abuja, Nigeria
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Youth career
Sports F.C. of Jos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Wikki Tourists F.C.
2008–2009 Hakoah Ramat Gan (loan) 24 (2)
2009–2010 Maccabi Nazareth 23 (1)
2010–2012 FK Ventspils 39 (6)
2011–2012 FC Rubin Kazan (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013 FC Vaslui 5 (0)
2013–2014 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan 34 (8)
2014-2015 Hapoel Petah Tikva 29 (1)
2015- Hapoel Ramat Gan 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2015

Michael Tukura (born 19 August 1988 in Abuja) is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Ramat Gan.

Career

Tukura began his career with Sports F.C. of Jos in Nigeria. In 2007 he signed with Wikki Tourists F.C., and in summer 2008 he joined the Israeli club Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan on a ten months loan deal. He played his first game in the Israeli Premier League on 13 September 2008 against Bnei Yehuda.[1] At the end of the season Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan finished last in the league table and were relegated back to Liga Leumit after the play-off matches against Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. In fact, in 2009 he moved to the new promoted Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, where he spent a year, playing 23 matches and scoring 1 goal. In April 2010 Tukura joined FK Ventspils, playing in the Latvian Virsliga. He made his debut on 1, 2010 in a league match against SK Blāzma. He scored his first goal in a league match against FK Jūrmala-VV on 2 June 2010. All in all he played 14 matches that season, scoring 1 goal. On July 11 2014, Tukura signed with Hapoel Petah Tikva, which was promoted from the Liga Leumit to the Israeli Premier League.

Position

Tukura plays as a central midfielder in attacking midfield or defensive midfield.[2]

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