Chibuzor Okonkwo
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| Full name | Chibuzor Augustine Okonkwo | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1988 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team |
Kwara United | |||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 |
Bayelsa United | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Heartland | |||||||||||||
| 2012 |
Enyimba International F.C. | |||||||||||||
| 2013 |
Enugu Rangers | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 |
Asswehly S.C. | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. | |||||||||||||
| 2017– |
Kwara United | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Nigeria U-23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2010– | Nigeria | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2013 | ||||||||||||||
Chibuzor Augustine Okonkwo (born 16 December 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays as a full-back for Kwara United F.C. Although he is naturally right-footed, he can play on either side of the pitch.
Career
In January 2007 Okonkwo moved from Gabros International (now
Aston Villa Football Club. He trialed with Reading F.C. in January 2012,appearing in a reserve team fixture against Watford.[4]
At the end of February 2012, Okonkwo completed a medical and was close to agreeing terms with
Enyimba International F.C.,[5] but the deal fell through and he signed with rivals Rangers in February 2013.[6]
In August 2013, he signed a short-term deal with Asswehly in Libya.[7]
He rejoined FC Ifeanyi Ubah ahead of the 2015 Nigerian season and helped the promoted club win the Nigeria National League Super Four.[8]
He moved to El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. in 2017[9] and transferred to Kwara United in 2018.
International career
Was member of
He finally made his Nigeria debut on 3 March 2010, starting at right back in the 5–2 home win over
Congo DR
.
References
- ^ "Bayelsa, Gabros fought over Okonkwo". Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
- ^ http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=10549[permanent dead link]
- ^ Amodu rues Uche's absence, as 30 Eagles begin camping[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Reading Did Not Offer CHIBUZOR OKONKWO A Contract". www.allnigeriasoccer.com/. All Nigeria Soccer. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Welcome soccerpress.net - BlueHost.com". www.soccerpress.net. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Chibuzor Okonkwo happy with his first goal for Rangers | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Okonkwo joins Libyan club". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ "Gabros clinch NNL Super 4 - Nigeria National League 2014 - Kwara United - Chibuzor Okonkwo". Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Olympic star Chibuzor Okonkwo joins el Kanemi after he's frozen out at FC Ifeanyiubah | SCORE NIGERIA". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Chibuzor OKONKWO". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Kick off - South Africa". Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ Chibuzor Okonkwo: On A Mission To Conquer For Home-Based Eagles[permanent dead link]
