Godfrey Bitok

Godfrey Bitok
Personal information
Full name Godfrey Bitok Stephen
Date of birth (2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Gaziantep
Number 15
Youth career
Gee-Lec Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Isloch Minsk Raion 51 (7)
2021–2023 Jagiellonia Białystok 4 (0)
2021 Jagiellonia Białystok II 17 (0)
2022 → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) 13 (0)
2023 Volga Ulyanovsk 7 (0)
2023–2024 Diósgyőr 31 (1)
2024– Gaziantep 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:02, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Godfrey Bitok Stephen (born 22 August 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Gaziantep.

Career

In January 2020, Bitok signed a new two-year contract with Isloch Minsk Raion, until the end of 2021.[1]

In February 2021, Bitok joined Jagiellonia Białystok on a contract until the end of 2024.[2] On 18 December 2021, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the year-long loan signing of Stephen.[3] After his loan had concluded, he terminated his contract with Jagiellonia by mutual consent on 1 February 2023.[4]

Bitok joined Gaziantep on 30 July 2024.[5][6]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Isloch Minsk Raion 2019 Belarusian Premier League 24 5 3 0 — — 27 5
2020 Belarusian Premier League 27 2 4 1 — — 31 3
Total 51 7 7 1 — — 58 8
Jagiellonia Białystok 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) 2022 Erovnuli Liga 13 0 1 0 0 0 — 14 0
Volga Ulyanovsk (loan) 2022–23 Russian Second League 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
Diósgyőr 2023–24 NB I 31 1 3 0 0 0 — 34 1
Gaziantep 2024–25 Süper Lig 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 108 8 8 1 0 0 — — 119 9

References

  1. ^ "Confirmed : Nigeria U23 Star Stephen Inks Fresh Two-Year Deal With FC Isloch". allnigeriasoccer.com/. All Nigerian Soccer. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Photo Confirmation : Nigeria U23 Left-Back Stephen Joins Jagiellonia Bialystok". allnigeriasoccer.com/. All Nigerian Soccer. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "სტეფენ ბიტოკი დინამოში ითამაშებს". fcdinamo.ge/ (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Godfrey Stephen odszedł z Jagiellonii" (in Polish). 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "STEPHEN BITOK GAZİANTEP'TE!" (in Turkish). Gaziantep gaziantepfk.org. 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Gaziantep FK Stephen Bitok'u kadrosuna kattı!". fotomaç.com.tr. 30 July 2024.
  7. ^ Godfrey Bitok at Soccerway