Ayub Daud
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2009 | |||
Ayub Daud ([Ayuub Dacuud] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Arabic: ايوب داؤود) (born February 24, 1990 in Mogadishu) is a Somali footballer who plays as a forward/attacking midfielder for Juventus.
Career
Born in Somalia, Daud moved to Cuneo, Italy with his family at the age of 5.[1][2] The son of Hussein Daud, a former member of the Somali national soccer team,[3] he joined the Juventus youth sector in 2000 and made his debut with the Primavera (Under-20) squad in the 2007–08 season.[4]
Daud was part of the Juventus squad in the 2009 Torneo di Viareggio, where he was praised as one of the best footballers of the tournament. He also managed to score 8 goals, thus being named top scorer for this season's Torneo di Viareggio.[5] On March 14, 2009 he made his first team debut with Juventus, replacing Sebastian Giovinco during the final minutes of a Serie A 4–1 win over Bologna.[6]
Honours
Juventus
- Supercoppa Primavera: 2007
- Torneo di Viareggio: 2009
Individual
- Torneo di Viareggio Golden Boot: 2009
References
- ^ "Daud si ripete, la Juve piega il Parma" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "AYUB DAUD" (in Italian). Calciomercato.it. 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ Size doesn’t matter for Ayub - The Star
- ^ "Ayub Daud" (in Italian). Juventus FC. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "TMW VIAREGGIO - Juventus, Daud: una freccia bianconera" (in Italian). Juventus FC. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "JUVE-BOLOGNA 4-1: RIPRESA TRAVOLGENTE E L'INTER E' A -4" (in Italian). Calciomercato.it. 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-03-14.