Junior Adamu

Chukwubuike Junior Adamu (born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Schalke 04. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Austria national team.

Club career Early career Adamu started his career with the youth team of GSV Wacker. In January 2014 he came to Grazer AK. In 2015, he joined the Red Bull Salzburg Academy, where he progressed through the levels from U15 to U18.

FC Liefering In September 2017, he was included in the FC Liefering squad for the first time. In the same month, he also debuted for Red Bull Salzburg's UEFA Youth League team, coming on for Nicolas Meister in a match against Bordeaux. He made his professional debut playing for FC Liefering against WSG Wattens in November 2018 as he came in for Karim Adeyemi.

Red Bull Salzburg In September 2020, he made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg in an Austrian Cup match against SW Bregen, coming on in the 75th minute for Masaya Okugawa.

Adamu scored his first goal for Red Bull Salzburg in a 1–0 league win over Admira on 14 August 2021. Three days later, he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 home win over Danish Superliga champions Brøndby in the first leg of their play-off round clash. On 16 February 2022, Adamu scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 1–1 home draw against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in the first leg of the round of 16 tie after coming on as a substitute for Noah Okafor.

Loan to St. Gallen On 15 February 2021, Adamu moved on loan to Swiss Super League team St. Gallen.

SC Freiburg On 22 June 2023, German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg announced the signing of Adamu with an undisclosed contract.

Loan to Celtic On 2 February 2026, Adamu joined Celtic on loan until the end of the season, with the club having the option to make the transfer permanent. He made his debut on 7 February 2026, coming on as a substitute in a Scottish Cup tie against Dundee, and scored a 97th-minute equaliser to take the game to extra time, which Celtic eventually won 2–1.

Schalke 04 On 11 June 2026, Schalke 04 announced that they had signed Adamu until 30 June 2029.

International career

Born in Nigeria, Adamu represents Austria at international level and has played for the Austria U18, Austria U19, and Austria U21 teams.

He made his first appearance in the Austria senior national team on 12 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier match vs. Israel.

Career statistics Club

International

Honours Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2021–22, 2022–23 Austrian Cup: 2021–22

Celtic Scottish Premiership: 2025-26