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Ayub Daud (Ayuub Daa'uud)
Ayub Daud (born 24 February 1990) is a Somali former footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder for Juventus and the Somalia national team. He moved to Italy at five, was top scorer at the 2009 Viareggio youth tournament with Juventus, and played one Serie A match for Juventus in March 2009 before loans in Italy and a move to Hungary.
Who is he?
Ayub Daud is a Somali former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder (Wikipedia, Ayub Daud). He played for the Somalia national team (same source). See sport in Somalia.
Early life
He was born in Somalia on 24 February 1990 (Wikipedia). His father, Daud Hussein, played for the Somalia national team (same source). At five he moved with his family to Cuneo, in Italy (same source). See Somalis in Italy.
Juventus
He joined the Juventus youth system in 2000 (Wikipedia). He made his debut for the Primavera (under-20) team in 2007–08 (same source). At the 2009 Viareggio Tournament he scored 20 goals and was the tournament's top scorer (same source).
On 14 March 2009 he made his first-team debut, replacing Sebastian Giovinco in the final minutes of a 4–1 Serie A win over Bologna (Wikipedia).
Loans and Hungary
In August 2009 he went on loan to Crotone and returned to Juventus in January 2010 (Wikipedia). He was then loaned to Lumezzane, and from January 2011 to Gubbio (same source). In August 2013 he left Italy to join Budapest Honvéd in Hungary (same source).
In short
A Somali forward raised in Italy who played in Serie A for Juventus in 2009 and for the Somalia national team.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Ayub Daud · en.wikipedia.org
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