Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nduka Junior Harrison | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | ![]() | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Erbil SC | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
– | Remo Stars | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Remo Stars | |||
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:15, 31 October 2022 (UTC) |
Nduka Junior Harrison (born 1 August 2003) is a Nigerian footballer who plays Erbil SC in the IRAQI STARS LEAGUE and plays as a central defender.
Nduka Junior started representing the Remo Stars at under-17 level. [1] He was appointed vice-captain of the club ahead of the 2019-20 Nigeria National League season behind club captain Saheed Lasisi. [2] Nduka Junior’s first game as captain came in the first game of that season, on 25 November 2019 and he marked it with the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win against Lamray United F.C. [3] [4] Lasisi left the club by mutual consent in September 2020. [5]
A year later, on 26 September 2021 under Nduka Junior’s captaincy Remo Stars gained promotion to the Nigerian Professional Football League. [6] As captain, Nduka Junior has spoken about his desire to keep Remo Stars playing in the Nigerian top flight as the club has suffered from previous relegations. [7] Nduka Junior personally impressed with reports coming that had “shown his quality with some brilliant displays”, [8] and that he had “been a revelation this season. A constant threat from set-pieces”, [9] including scoring a free-kick in a 1-0 win over eventual champions Rivers United. [10]
In September 2022, Nduka Junior played for the first time in the CAF Confederation Cup after qualification was earned from the Remo Stars finishing 3rd in the 2021-22 Nigeria Professional Football League. [11]