Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker, Henry Onyekuru has joined Turkish top flight club Adana Demirspor on a one-year loan move from Olympiacos.
Adana Demirspor confirmed the signing on their Twitter handle on Sunday.
“Our club signed a 1-year loan agreement with Henry Onyekuru with an option to purchase,” the club announced on Twitter.
This would be Onyekuru’s fourth spell in Turkey after featuring for Galatasaray on loans on three different occasions.
Adana Demirspor finished ninth in the Turkish Super Lig 20-team league table last season.
The club also have in their ranks Nigerian midfielder David Akintola.
Onyekuru began his football career with the Aspire Academy in 2010, and graduated in 2015 joining their partner club, K.A.S. Eupen.
He made his debut for Eupen on 5 September 2015 in a 2–2 tie against K.F.C. Dessel Sport in the Belgian Second Division.
Onyekuru helped the team get promoted to the Belgian First Division A in his debut season, and made his professional debut in a 3–0 loss on 30 July 2016 against S.V. Zulte Waregem.
After a successful season in the Belgium first division, Onyekuru finished as one of the top scorers in the league, catching the attention of various larger teams in Europe.
He finished the 2016–17 season as joint top-scorer with 22 goals, but the trophy was handed to Łukasz Teodorczyk as he scored more away goals than Onyekuru.
On 30 June 2017, Onyekuru joined Everton for £7 million and was immediately sent on loan to Anderlecht. He had been handed the number 9 jersey at Anderlecht for the 2017–18 campaign.
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