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John Okoli
Nigerian footballer
John Okoli (born 3 July 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Asswehly Sports Club.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-07-03) 3 July 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Asswehly | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Soccer Warriors | ||
| 2012–2015 | Messiah Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | MFM FC | 12 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Yenicami | 27 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Gönyeli | 30 | (22) |
| 2019–2020 | Göçmenköy | 30 | (20) |
| 2020–2021 | Saif SC | 22 | (17) |
| 2021–2023 | Al Mokawloon | 48 | (15) |
| 2023– | Asswehly | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 7 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early career
Okoli started his career with Lagos-based Soccer Warriors. He then moved to Messiah Academy, where he scored 29 goals in 17 appearances. In the 2016/17 season, he joined Nigeria Professional Football League club MFM F.C.
Yenicami Ağdelen
Okoli's first professional move was on 9 September 2017, when joined Northern Cypriot club Yenicami SK for the 2017–2018 season.[3] He scored 8 league goals and 1 goal in Tashsin Mertekci Cyprus Cup taking his goal tally to 9 goals in 27 helping the club win the Süper Lig 2017–2018 title.[4]
Gonyeli S.K.
Okoli joined Gonyeli S.K. on 17 August 2018 on loan until the end of the season.[5] He scored 22 goals in 30 appearances for Gonyeli.
Göçmenköy İdman Yurdu
On 3 September 2019, the website Futbalgalore.com reported that Okoli will play on loan at Gocmenkoy in the 2019/2020 season.[6]
Club
- MFM FC
- Lagos (1): 2017
- Yenicami Ağdelen
- Süper Lig (1): 2017–18
- "Yenicamili Okoli, Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC'de". www.kibrismanset.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- Abayomi, Ademetan (17 August 2018). "Gonyeli SK complete season-long loan deal for Yenicami Ağdelen SK striker John Okoli". Futball Galore. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Nigerian Striker Okoli Delighted With Eighth League Goal In Nothern [sic] Cyprus". www.completesportsnigeria.com. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "JOHN OKOLI Informations". www.ktff.net. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Gonyeli SK complete season-long loan deal for Yenicami Ağdelen SK striker John Okoli". futbalgalore.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
- Abayomi, Ademetan. "DONE DEAL: Nigerian striker John Okoli completes loan move to Gocmenkoy SK". futbalgalore.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019.
- KTFF profile
- John Okoli at FootballDatabase.eu
- John Okoli at Soccerway
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