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_40.jpg) Adamu with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chukwubuike Junior Adamu | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | GSV Wacker | ||
| 2014–2015 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2015–2018 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | FC Liefering | 49 | (26) |
| 2020–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 58 | (17) |
| 2021 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2023–2026 | SC Freiburg | 49 | (3) |
| 2023 | SC Freiburg II | 2 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Celtic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Schalke 04 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Austria U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Austria U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 2020 | Austria U21 | 12 | (10) |
| 2021– | Austria | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Chukwubuike Junior Adamu (born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Austria national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Adamu started his career with the youth team of GSV Wacker. In January 2014 he came to Grazer AK. In 2015, he joined the Red Bull Salzburg Academy, where he progressed through the levels from U15 to U18.
FC Liefering
[edit]In September 2017, he was included in the FC Liefering squad for the first time. In the same month, he also debuted for Red Bull Salzburg's UEFA Youth League team, coming on for Nicolas Meister in a match against Bordeaux. He made his professional debut playing for FC Liefering against WSG Wattens in November 2018 as he came in for Karim Adeyemi.
Red Bull Salzburg
[edit]In September 2020, he made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg in an Austrian Cup match against SW Bregen, coming on in the 75th minute for Masaya Okugawa.[2]
Adamu scored his first goal for Red Bull Salzburg in a 1–0 league win over Admira on 14 August 2021.[3] The goal sealed Salzburg's fifth victory on the road in a row, the longest such run the club had had in a decade.[3] Three days later, he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 home win over Danish Superliga champions Brøndby in the first leg of their play-off round clash.[4] On 16 February 2022, Adamu scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 1–1 home draw against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in the first leg of the round of 16 tie after coming on as a substitute for Noah Okafor.[5]
Loan to St. Gallen
[edit]On 15 February 2021, Adamu moved on loan to Swiss Super League team St. Gallen.[6]
SC Freiburg
[edit]On 22 June 2023, German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg announced the signing of Adamu with an undisclosed contract.[7]
Loan to Celtic
[edit]On 2 February 2026, Adamu joined Celtic on loan until the end of the season, with the club having the option to make the transfer permanent. He made his debut on 7 February 2026, coming on as a substitute in a Scottish Cup tie against Dundee, and scored a 97th minute equaliser to take the game to extra time, which Celtic eventually won 2-1.[8][9]
Schalke 04
[edit]On 11 June 2026, Schalke 04 announced that they had signed Adamu until 30 June 2029.[10]
International career
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Born in Nigeria, Adamu represents Austria at international level and has played for the Austria U18, Austria U19, and Austria U21 teams.
He made his first appearance in the Austria senior national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier match vs. Israel.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 16 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 20 | 14 | — | — | 20 | 14 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 13 | 7 | — | — | 13 | 7 | |||
| Total | 49 | 26 | — | — | 49 | 26 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9[b] | 1 | 43 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8[c] | 1 | 40 | 14 | |
| Total | 58 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 84 | 23 | ||
| St. Gallen (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 8 | |
| SC Freiburg II | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 67 | 7 | ||
| Celtic (loan) | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Schalke 04 | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 176 | 52 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 226 | 65 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Swiss Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 14 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Red Bull Salzburg
Celtic
References
[edit]- ↑ "Junior Adamu". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ FC Salzburg Wiki
- 1 2 "Successful Dress Rehearsal". Red Bull Salzburg. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ↑ "Salzburg 2-1 Brøndby". UEFA. 17 August 2021.
- ↑ "Red Bull Salzburg 1-1 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "FCSG: FC St.Gallen verpflichtet 19-jährigen Stürmer: Junior Adamu kommt leihweise vom FC Red Bull Salzburg zu den Espen" [FC St.Gallen signs 19-year-old striker: Junior Adamu comes to the Espen on loan from FC Red Bull Salzburg]. Tagblatt (in German). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ↑ "Herzlich willkommen, Junior!" (in German). SC Freiburg. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ "Junior Adamu: Celtic sign Austria forward from Freiburg on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Celtic confirm signing of Freiburg's Junior Adamu on loan with option to buy". Glasgow Times. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Attacker Junior Adamu joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Austria v Israel game report". FIFA. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Junior Adamu at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ↑ "Junior Adamu - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Junior Adamu at ÖFB (in German)
- Junior Adamu at ÖFB (in German) (national team)
- Junior Adamu on Instagram
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Kano
- Living people
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Austrian people of Nigerian descent
- Nigerian emigrants to Austria
- Men's association football forwards
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austria men's youth international footballers
- Austria men's under-21 international footballers
- Austria men's international footballers
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Liefering players
- FC St. Gallen players
- SC Freiburg players
- SC Freiburg II players
- Celtic F.C. players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Swiss Super League players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland