Akwo Tarh Ayuk Taku
Akwo Tarh Ayuk Taku (born 7 December 1992) is a Cameroonian football who plays as a midfielder for Maidstone United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akwo Tarh Ayuk Taku | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maidstone United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Les Astres | ||
| 2010–2011 | Botafogo FC (Douala) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dunajská Streda | 13 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | AFC Holnon Fayet | ||
| 2015 | US Roye-Noyon | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Union Douala | ||
| 2017 | FC Renaissance du Congo | ||
| 2017–2018 | AS Vita Club | ||
| 2019 | Maidstone United | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cheshunt | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Maidstone United | 1 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:40, 12 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Taku first arrived in Europe from Cameroon as a 14-year-old, joining an academy in Germany.[1] 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, where he was the youngest player in the squad.[2]
He then moved to Slovakia, where he played in the Slovak Super Liga for Dunajská Streda 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 in Championnat National 2. He then briefly returned to Cameroon with Union Douala before moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he played for FC Renaissance du Congo and AS Vita Club.
In 2019 Taku moved to England where he joined National League South side Maidstone United in August 2019 after a successful trial in pre-season.[3] Head of football John Still 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."[4] He left the club in October to seek first-team football elsewhere after only two substitute appearances.[5] He joined Isthmian League side Cheshunt the following month, where he made two appearances.[6][7] 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 on 7 March 2020.[8]
External links
- Akwo Tarh Ayuk at Football Database
- DAC Dunajská Streda profile
- Akwo Ayuk at Global Sports Archive
- Akwo Tarh Ayuk Taku at Soccerway