Michael Tukura

Mike Tukura
Personal information

Full name	Michael Tukura
Date of birth	(1988-08-19) 19 August 1988
Place of birth	Abuja, Nigeria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hapoel Petah Tikva
Youth career
	Sports F.C. of Jos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Wikki Tourists
2008–2009	→ Hakoah Ramat Gan (loan)	24	(2)
2009–2010	Maccabi Nazareth	23	(1)
2010–2012	FK Ventspils	39	(6)
2011–2012	→ Rubin Kazan (loan)	0	(0)
2012–2013	Vaslui	5	(0)
2013–2014	Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan	34	(8)
2014-2015	Hapoel Petah Tikva	29	(1)
2015-2016	Hapoel Ramat Gan	37	(4)
2016-	Hapoel Petah Tikva		(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 Petah Tikva.

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.

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

Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. – current squad

1 Ivgi 2 Kohen 3 Binyamin 4 Lukman 5 Peso 6 Yosipovich 7 Shaked 8 Cohen 9 Makalu 10 Dvora 11 Saportas 12 B. Levy 14 Ziv 15 Drimer 16 Havivyan 17 Mahmid 19 Balatexa 20 Knyakovski 21 Vered 22 Rahamim 23 Akafi 29 R. Levy 77 Tzruya 99 Eiloz Bourla Barouch Manager: Nimni

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