Azubuike Okechukwu

Azubuike Okechukwu
Okechukwu at the 2016 Olympics.
Personal information
Full name Azubuike Godson Okechukwu[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Katsina, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Erzurumspor
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Bayelsa United
2015–2018 Yeni Malatyaspor 83 (0)
2018–2020 Pyramids FC 6 (0)
2019 → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2020 → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2023 İstanbul Başakşehir 12 (0)
2021 → Sivasspor (loan) 10 (0)
2022 → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) 15 (0)
2023–2024 Çaykur Rizespor 13 (0)
2024– Erzurumspor 4 (0)
International career
Nigeria U23
2016 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Azubuike Godson Okechukwu (born 19 April 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for TFF First League club Erzurumspor.

Club career

Born in Katsina, Okechukwu has played club football for Bayelsa United and Yeni Malatyaspor.[1][2]

On 19 August 2018, Okechukwu joined Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC.[3]

In January 2019, he joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 10 July 2019, İstanbul Başakşehir confirmed, that they had signed Okechukwu on a season-long loan deal.[5][6] He won the Turkish championship with the club.[7]

In August 2020, Okechukwu signed a permanent contract with İstanbul Başakşehir.[7] In July 2021 he moved on loan to Sivasspor.[8] He moved on loan to Yeni Malatyaspor in January 2022.[1]

After returning to Çaykur Rizespor on a permanent basis,[9] he signed for Erzurumspor in August 2024.[10]

International career

Okechukwu made his international debut for the Nigeria national team in 2016,[2] and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Azubuike Okechukwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Azubuike Okechukwu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Pyramids beat Galatasaray to signing Okechukwu Azubuike". kingfut.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Çaykur Rizespor, Azubuike ile anlaştı!" (in Turkish). Sporx. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ Basaksehir Dedicate Video To Teach Teammates & Fans How to Pronounce New Transfer Azubuike Okechukwu’s Name, turkish-football.com, 10 July 2019
  6. ^ "Medipol Başakşehir Okechukwu Azubuike'yi Renklerine Bağladı" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Azubuike Okechukwu hopes Turkish Super Lig title opens Super Eagles door". ESPN. 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Azubuike Okechukwu Joins Turkish Club Sivasspor On Loan". 30 July 2021.
  9. ^ IHA, Daily Sabah with (1 March 2023). "Nigerian midfielder Okechukwu Azubuike feels at home in Rize". Daily Sabah.
  10. ^ Oyebola, Mike (17 August 2024). "Transfer: Okechukwu moves to Turkish club, Erzurumspor". Daily Post Nigeria.
  11. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.


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