Joseph Okumu

Joseph Okumu
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Stanley Okumu
Date of birth	26 May 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kisumu, Kenya
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Gent
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Chemelil Sugar
2016–2017	Free State Stars
2018	AFC Ann Arbor
2018–2019	Real Monarchs
2019–2021	IF Elfsborg
2021–	Gent
National team‡
2016–	Kenya
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:19, 13 November 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Joseph Stanley Okumu (born 26 May 1997) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Gent and the Kenya national team.

Club career[]

Okumu has played club football for Chemelil Sugar, Free State Stars and AFC Ann Arbor.^[2]^[3]^[4] At AFC Ann Arbor he made 8 league appearances in the 2018 season.^[5]

On 16 August 2018, Okumu signed for USL Championship side Real Monarchs.^[1]

On 28 August 2019, Okumu transferred to Swedish Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg for an undisclosed fee.^[6]

He signed for Belgian club Gent on 21 June 2021.^[7]^[8]

After spending time with the Kenyan and teams,^[1] he made his international debut for the senior team in 2016.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "Joseph Okumu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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Personal information
Full name	Joseph Stanley Okumu^[1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kisumu, Kenya
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Gent
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Chemelil Sugar
2016–2017	Free State Stars	7	(0)
2018	AFC Ann Arbor	8	(0)
2018–2019	Real Monarchs	12	(0)
2019–2021	IF Elfsborg	34	(0)
2021–	Gent	12	(0)
National team^‡


2016–	Kenya	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:19, 13 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 12 February 2021 (UTC)