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Azubuike Okechukwu
Nigerian footballer
Azubuike Godson Okechukwu (born 19 April 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor.
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Okechukwu at the 2016 Olympics. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Azubuike Godson Okechukwu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Katsina, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Bayelsa United | ||
| 2015–2018 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 83 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Pyramids FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2023– | Çaykur Rizespor | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U23 | |||
| 2016 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 29 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Born in Katsina, Okechukwu has played club football for Bayelsa United and Yeni Malatyaspor.[1][2]
On 19 August 2018, Okechukwu joined Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC.[3]
In January 2019, he joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 10 July 2019, İstanbul Başakşehir confirmed, that they had signed Okechukwu on a season-long loan deal.[5][6] He won the Turkish championship with the club.[7]
In August 2020, Okechukwu signed a permanent contract with İstanbul Başakşehir.[7] In July 2021 he moved on loan to Sivasspor.[8] He moved on loan to Yeni Malatyaspor in January 2022.[1]
Okechukwu made his international debut for the Nigeria national team in 2016,[2] and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]
- Azubuike Okechukwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Azubuike Okechukwu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Pyramids beat Galatasaray to signing Okechukwu Azubuike". kingfut.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- "Çaykur Rizespor, Azubuike ile anlaştı!" (in Turkish). Sporx. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- Basaksehir Dedicate Video To Teach Teammates & Fans How to Pronounce New Transfer Azubuike Okechukwu’s Name, turkish-football.com, 10 July 2019
- "Medipol Başakşehir Okechukwu Azubuike'yi Renklerine Bağladı" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Azubuike Okechukwu hopes Turkish Super Lig title opens Super Eagles door". ESPN. 25 August 2020.
- "Azubuike Okechukwu Joins Turkish Club Sivasspor On Loan". 30 July 2021.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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