Theophilus Awua

Theophilus Awua

Personal information
Full name	Theophilus Aondofa Awua
Date of birth	(1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	SPAL
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2016	Abuja
2016–2017	Spezia
2016–2017	→ Inter (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Spezia	1	(0)
2017	→ Juve Stabia (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2019	→ Rende (loan)	31	(4)
2019–2020	→ Bari (loan)	17	(1)
2020	→ Livorno (loan)	14	(0)
2020–2021	→ Cittadella (loan)	3	(0)
2021	→ Pro Vercelli (loan)	18	(0)
2021–2023	Pro Vercelli	14	(0)
2022–2023	→ Crotone (loan)	46	(2)
2023–2024	Crotone	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Atalanta Under-23 (loan)	20	(0)
2024	Atalanta Under-23	0	(0)
2024–	SPAL	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024

Theophilus Aondofa Awua (born 24 April 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group A club SPAL.

Career

Awua made his Serie C debut for Juve Stabia on 16 September 2017 in a game against Trapani. ^[1]

Having returned to Spezia, he scored a goal against Pro Vercelli in the match that Spezia went on to win 5–1.

On 5 July 2018, he joined Serie C club Rende on a season-long loan. ^[2]

On 2 September 2019, he joined Serie C club Bari on loan from Spezia. ^{[3] [4]} On 30 January 2020, he was loaned to Livorno. ^[5]

On 8 September 2020, he joined Cittadella on loan. ^{[6] [7]}

On 21 January 2021, he joined Pro Vercelli on loan. ^{[8] [9]} In June 2021, he joined the club permanently. ^[10]

On 12 January 2022, he went to Crotone on loan. ^{[11] [12]} On 19 July 2022, Awua returned to Crotone on a new loan with an obligation to buy. ^[13]

On 29 August 2023, Crotone announced Awua's loan to Atalanta with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. ^[14] He played with the club's reserve team in Serie C.

On 20 August 2024, Awua signed a two-season contract with SPAL. ^[15]

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2017.
2. "Il centrocampista Awua primo tassello. Arriva in prestito dallo Spezia" (Press release) (in Italian). Rende. 5 July 2018.
3. "Mercato: Theophilus Awua in prestito al Bari" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 8 September 2020.
4. "Benvenuti Awua e Bianco!" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 2 September 2019.
5. "Due Nuovi Acquisti del Livorno" (Press release) (in Italian). Livorno. 30 January 2020.
6. "Mercato: Theophilus Awua in prestito al Cittadella" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 8 September 2020.
7. "Theophilus Awua" (Press release) (in Italian). Cittadella. 8 September 2020.
8. "Theophilus Awua in prestito alla Pro Vercelli" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 21 January 2021.
9. "Benvenuto Theophilus Awua!" (Press release) (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 21 January 2021.
10. "Ufficiale: la Pro Vercelli ingaggia il nigeriano Awua". lasesia.vercelli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
11. "Theophilus Awua ceduto al Crotone" (Press release) (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 12 January 2022.
12. "Awua è del Crotone. Benvenuto Theo!" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 12 January 2022.
13. "Awua, Panico e Vitale sono rossoblù!" (in Italian). Crotone. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
14. "Awua all'Atalanta" [Awua to Atalanta] (in Italian). Atalanta. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
15. "Theophilus Awua è biancazzurro!" [Theophilus Awua is blue and white!] (in Italian). SPAL. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

External links

• Theophilus Awua at Soccerway