Frankline Okoye
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frankline Okoye Chinaecherem | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PK-35 | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KuPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | KuPS | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → KuFu-98 (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tammeka II | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tammeka | 27 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | IFK Mariehamn | 27 | (0) |
| 2022 | Jaro | 22 | (2) |
| 2023 | Umeå | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | PK-35 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 22 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Frankline Okoye Chinaecherem (born 6 May 1999) is a Nigerian
Club career
KuPS
On the last day of the January 2018 transfer market, Okoye joined Finnish club KuPS on a three-year deal, until the end of 2020.[2][3] Okoye played the 2018 season for KuPS' farm team, KuFu-98, who played in the Kakkonen. Okoye made 15 appearances for the team in the 2018 season.
Okoye's contract with KuPS was terminated by the end of the year.[4]
Tammeka
After leaving KuPS, Okoye went to Estonia and joined Tartu JK Tammeka on a trial period in the beginning of 2019. In February, it was reported, that Okoye wouldn't get a contract with the club.[5] However, one month later, in March 2019, it was confirmed that he had signed an official deal with the club.[4]
19-year old Okoye quickly became a key player for the club and made 27 league appearances in the 2019 season, 20 of the from start, and scored three goals.
IFK Mariehamn
In December 2019, Okoye returned to Finland to join Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn on trial.[6] On 2 January 2020, he signed a permanent deal until the end of 2021, with an option for one further year.[7][8]
Jaro
On 27 January 2022, he signed with Jaro for the 2022 season.[9]
Umeå
On 28 March 2023, Okoye signed a two-year contract with Umeå in Sweden.[10] After a disappointing stay, which saw just 61 minutes of playing time over two games, the club confirmed on June 12, 2023 that the parties had terminated the agreement by mutual consent.[11]
References
- ^ Frankline Okoye at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Transfer Deadline Day Live Nigerian Players : Ejaria, Echiejile, Success, Shodipo, allnigeriasoccer.com, 31 January 2018
- ^ KuPSille uusi toppari Nigeriasta, savonsanomat.fi, 1 February 2018
- ^ a b Tammeka ja Okoye jõudsid kokkuleppele, Koskorit ei registreerita, soccernet.ee, 7 March 2019
- ^ Okoye Tammekaga ei liitu, Kurata saatus on veel lahtine, soccernet.ee, 10 February 2019
- ^ Ännu en mittback på test med IFK, nyan.ax, 12 December 2019
- ^ Mittback klar för IFK Mariehamn, alandsradio.ax, 2 January 2020
- ^ IFK Mariehamnin Frankline Okoye haki vauhtia Viron Premium Liigasta, veikkausliiga.com, 5 March 2020
- ^ "JARO SOPIMUKSEEN NIGERIALAISEN KESKUSPUOLUSTAJAN KANSSA" (Press release) (in Finnish). Jaro. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Frankline Okoye klar för Umeå FC" [Frankline Okoye ready for Umeå FC] (in Swedish). Umeå. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Frankline Okoye lämnar Umeå FC, ufc.se, 12 June 2023
External links
- Frankline Okoye at Soccerway