Digger Okonkwo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Digger Ifeanyi Okonkwo | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Għajnsielem | |||
| 1998–2001 | Naxxar Lions | 61 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | Pietà Hotspurs | 58 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Mosta F.C. | 22 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Pietà Hotspurs | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Senglea Athletic | ||
| National team | |||
| 1999–2001 | Malta | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Digger Ifeanyi Okonkwo (born 30 August 1977) is a former Maltese footballer of Nigerian origin[1] who last played for Senglea Athletic.
Career[]
Digger has previously played for many different Maltese clubs such as Għajnsielem, Pietà Hotspurs, Mosta F.C. and Naxxar Lions, before ending his career at Senglea Athletic.[2]
International career[]
Okonkwo has also represented the Malta national side[3] and played his first match on 21 August 1999.
References[]
- ^ Listed below are some of the players with African roots and the countries they now represent
- ^ Digger Okonkwo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ MFA - NATIONAL 'A' PLAYERS APPEARANCES Archived 30 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Nigerian football players in Europe at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 October 2009)
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Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Maltese footballers
- Igbo sportspeople
- Għajnsielem F.C. players
- Naxxar Lions F.C. players
- Pietà Hotspurs F.C. players
- Mosta F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriates in Malta
- Malta international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Maltese football biography stubs