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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 December 1999 | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Nasarawa Amazons | |||
National team | |||
2017 | Nigeria U17 | ||
2018–20 | Nigeria U20 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Joy Duru is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender. At club level she plays for Nasarawa Amazons.
She played for Nasarawa Amazons in the 2018 season. [1]
Duru represented Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [2] In the last tournament she played three full matches. [3] [4] [5]
Duru was named to the Nigeria under-20 national team squad for the 2019 African Games. [6] [7] She was also named to the squad for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations. [8]
In August 2019, she was named to the senior squad training camp ahead of 2020 Olympic qualifiers. [9]
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