- Lukman Haruna
Football player infobox
playername= Lukman Haruna
fullname = Haruna Abdulkarim Lukman
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|4|12
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Nigeria
height = height|m=1.79
currentclub =AS Monaco
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
2007
2008-
youthclubs =Moderate Stars Academy Global Crystal Academy AS Monaco
years = 2008-
clubs =AS Monaco
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 2006-2007
2008-
nationalteam = Nigeria U-17
Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (1)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Lukman Haruna (BornApril 12 1990 ) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a CentralMidfielder forAS Monaco . He first played football forGlobal Crystal Academy inNigeria .He recently won the U-17 African and World titles with Nigeria and he captained the team throughout the tournaments. He signed for
AS Monaco in January 2008 and it is understood Haruna was chased by a number of Europe's top clubs includingReal Madrid ,Atletico Madrid ,FC Porto andBenfica .He was called into the provisional
Nigeria national football team squad for the2008 African Nations Cup but was cut from the final 23-man squad. He did however make his debut for the Super Eagles in the warm-up game withSudan which Nigeria won 2-0. Nigeria's managerBerti Vogts cited his inclusion as a way of gaining valuable experience.Honours
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FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 winner
*African Under-17 Championship 2007 winnerReferences
*http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/sports/article01//indexn2_html?pdate=100108&ptitle=Super
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7157525.stm
*http://allafrica.com/stories/200712120093.html
*http://www.football-talents.co.uk/Lukman_Haruna-3_7-6470-2.html
*http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=249424/match=58943/
*http://allafrica.com/stories/200709050392.html
*http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/newsid=591762.html#eaglets+rejoice+trick
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