Caleb Okoli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Memeh Caleb Okoli | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Vicenza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Cremonese (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Vicenza | ||
| 2015–2020 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → SPAL (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2021– | → Cremonese (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Italy U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Italy U21 | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:41, 16 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Memeh Caleb Okoli (born 13 July 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Cremonese, on loan from Atalanta.
Club career[]
He joined the youth teams of Atalanta in the summer of 2015 and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2018–19 season.[1] He was occasionally called up to Atalanta's senior team in that season and the next, but never appeared on the field. He also represented the club in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.
On 25 September 2020, he joined Serie B club SPAL on loan.[2]
He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 21 November 2020 in a game against Pescara. He started and played the full game in a 2–0 victory.[3]
On 12 July 2021, he joined Cremonese on a season-long loan.[4]
International career[]
Born in Italy, Okoli is of Nigerian descent.[5] He was first called up to represent Italy in 2019 with the Italy U19 side.[6]
He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 7 September 2021, playing as a starter in the qualifying match won 1–0 against Montenegro.[7]
References[]
- ^ Caleb Okoli at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "OKOLI DALL'ATALANTA E RANIERI DALLA FIORENTINA IN PRESTITO ALLA SPAL" [Okoli from Atalanta and Ranieri from Fiorentina on loan at SPAL] (in Italian). SPAL. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "SPAL v Pescara game report". Soccerway. 21 November 2020.
- ^ "OKOLI NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIOROSSO" (in Italian). Cremonese. 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Atalanta's Okoli Could Spark International Tug-Of-War Between Nigeria And Italy:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ^ "Okoli Italy U19 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Italy 1–0 Montenegro". uefa.com. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
External links[]
- Caleb Okoli at Soccerway
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