Super Eagles fringe player and Hajduk Split attacker, Emem Eduok has frontlined himself in the fight against the corona virus pandemic.
Though he may not be one of the most paid Nigerian footballers abroad, but lovingly, his generosity and philanthropic efforts has captured the hearts of millions of Nigerians.
In his words “I give not because I have much to give but I know how it feels not to have at all. ” progressively, he has given out then thousand to twenty Nigerians daily for the past 3 days.
Not counting the undisclosed donations he has made and he is still doing it till now in respect of Nigerians trying to survive the COVID 19 pandemic
Significantly he is a towering figure for his Croatian club with 9 goals but beyond this, this young man has a heart of Gold. Thruway he is the sports icon of the fight against the so called World War 3.
Eduok was born in Itu, Akwa-Ibom state in Nigeria. He played for Dolphins and
Akwa United and was the second-top scorer in the 2014 Nigeria Premier League with 20 goals. In December 2014 he signed a contract with Norwegian club Sarpsborg .
After changing his mind, he signed a second contract with Tunisian club Espérance in January 2015, resulting in a transfer row. He completed the transfer to Espérance later that month.
He moved initially on loan to Turkish club
Kasımpaşa in August. The loan deal became permanent at the end of the 2016–17 season.
In January 2019 he signed for BB Erzurumspor . He left the club at the end of the season.
On 19 July 2019 Eduok signed for Croatian First Football League club HNK Hajduk Split . He signed a 3-year contract and was given the number 11 shirt. Eduok scored on debut for Hajduk, coming off the bench and netting the 3rd goal in a 3-0 win over NK Varaždin at
Stadion Anđelko Herjavec.
