Orji Okwonkwo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Cittadella (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Abuja Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Bologna | 27 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Brescia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 28 | (8) |
| 2020 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Reggina (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Cittadella (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Nigeria U17 | |||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:58, 31 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:08, 20 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Orji Okwonkwo (born 19 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Cittadella on loan from Bologna, as a striker.
Club career[]
He signed for Bologna in August 2016.[4] On 20 November 2016, Okwonkwo made his debut in Serie A with Bologna in a victory against Palermo.[5] On 24 September 2017, Okwonkwo scored his first Serie A goal against Sassuolo.[6]
On 31 January 2018, Okwonkwo signed a loan contract with Brescia until 30 June 2018.[7]
On 12 February 2019, Okwonkwo signed a loan contract with the Montreal Impact until 31 December 2019.[8] On 24 January 2020, Montreal Impact re-acquired Okwonkwo on a loan with a purchase option at the end of the 2020 season.[9] He said he was looking forward to working with manager Thierry Henry.[10]
On 1 February 2021, Okwonkwo moved to Serie B side Reggina, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[11]
On 24 July 2021 he joined Cittadella on loan.[12]
International career[]
Okwonkwo represented Nigeria under-17 at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, winning the tournament.[1][13]
Career statistics[]
- As of 25 October 2019[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bologna | 2016–17 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Brescia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Montreal Impact (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| Career total | 68 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 12 | ||
Honours[]
Montreal Impact
Nigeria U17
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Orji Okwonkwo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Orji Okwonkwo at BDFutbol
- ^ "Orji Okwonkwo | Montreal Impact".
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 August 2016). "Orji Okonkwo: Nigerian teenage striker joins Bologna". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Debutto in Serie A per Orji Okwonkwo" (in Italian). calciomercato.com. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Primo gol in Serie A per Okwonkwo" (in Italian). Quotidiano.net. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Okwonkwo in prestito al Brescia" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Impact acquires Nigerian striker Orji Okwonkwo on loan". montrealimpact.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (24 January 2020). "Montreal Impact re-acquire attacker Orji Okwonkwo on loan from Bologna". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Orji Okwonkwo: Nigerian 'feels lucky' to play under Thierry Henry". BBC Sport. 27 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Calciomercato Reggina: ufficiale, arrivano Orji Okwonwko e Michael Kingsley" [Reggina transfer market: official, Orji Okwonwko and Michael Kingsley arrive]. CityNow (in Italian). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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