theIzundu Njoku 23 best known for being Enyimba back up goalkeeper to Theo Afelokhai 4 years .
Izu as popular called began life with a lower club in Abia state , before making his first team debut in 2012 at the age of 16.
Izu was an ever present member of the team making many appearance for the side before he moved over to Abia comets , he was handed his Abia comets debut aged 17
A promising young player , he made a couple of saves against Enyimba & Abia warriors in the state FA cup which they eventually lost to Enyimba in the finals of. His heroic in the state FA cup brought the attention of Africa Heavy height club Enyimba and other Top NPFL teams
He moved over to Enyimba after spending 2 years with Abia comet
A decent season with Enyimba under Coach Paul Aigbogun .
In 2016/2017 season he made his Senior debut for Enyimba in a match where he made a couple of saves and was voted man of the match by the fans
2017/2018
He made a couple of appearance for the ABA based club and he also developed a reputation for being hard to beat from 12 yards , a reputation he kept in his former Clubs .
His commitment towards the team made Coach Usman to reward him with Cups competition
2017/2018 Season
Izu failed to make another appearance for Enyimba due to the fact that the league was stopped half way with only 24 matches been played out of possible 38 matches , but he was named in the match squad as back up
2018/2019
Saw the NPFL season group into 2 groups , each having 12 teams with a possible of 22 matches
He won the league with Enyimba and was a regular player in cup competitions a player that is far too good to be wasted on the bench
2019 /2020
Saw Izu been awarded with an improved contract from Enyimba as one of there brightest player
Izu’s Qualities
He is a young keeper who has the robustness , agility and Everything in between to make into a fine and decent League player .
He can play as a central Defender , because he started football as a central Defender before he moved over to the post.
A player that likes competition .
He was always competing against the experienced players in the league ( Femi Thomas , Theophilus Afelokahi ,Ikechukwu Ezenwa Fatau Dauda etc )
Izu style of play
He makes an average 19.97 passes per 90 minutes . The highest in the league has a ratio of 25.81 passes per 90 minutes
He has an accurate rate of passes of 87%
Izu is the youngest keeper to come close.
Saves ratio
As a young goalkeeper
Izu have make 19 saves in 7 appearance for Enyimba , he has consistently delivered more than 70 % of his efforts, Izu repells shots from inside the penalty area
No young Keeper came closer to matching Izu tally of 14 successful catches in his limited appearance.
I think it will be wise if the coaches at Enyimba will give this man a chance
Izundu Njoku might just be the man to Guide Enyimba to there 3rd CAF Glory
