Onyekachi Okonkwo
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Onyekachi Donatus Okonkwo | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth |
Aba , Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pepsi Football Academy | |||
|
Calabar Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2004 |
Enyimba | 30 | (6) |
| 2004–2007 |
Orlando Pirates | 43 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | FC Zürich | 62 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 |
Al Kharitiyath | 39 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 |
Orlando Pirates | 20 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 43 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Mosta | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 |
Nuorese | 25 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Assisi Subasio | ||
| 2020–2021 | Cortona Camucia | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Nigeria | 20 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 | |||
Onyekachi Donatus Okonkwo (born 13 May 1982 in
football midfielder
.
Club career
Okonkwo was a member of
2004 MTN CAF Champions League
finals.
During his two-year stay in South Africa he was arguably one of the club's most influential players even scoring the decisive goal against his former club
2006 MTN CAF Champions League
semifinals.
Okonkwo caused a stir in Europe by signing a pre-contract agreement with
Al Kharitiyath
in the summer of 2010.
On 26 June 2012 Okonkwo rejoined
Orlando Pirates[1] and next year, on 12 July 2013, signed with local rivals Mpumalanga Black Aces.[2]
International
He won his first international cap for Nigeria in an 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho in October 2006.
Award
2008-09 Swiss Super League
: Champions
References
- ^ "Six new signings for Orlando Pirates". 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Okonkwo signs for Aces". Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. 12 July 2013.
External links
- Onyekachi Okonkwo at National-Football-Teams.com
