Jerome Okimo

Jerome Okimo
Personal information
Full name Jerome Okide O. N. Okimo[1]
Date of birth (1988-06-08) 8 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ealing, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Barnet (player/coach)
Number 6
Youth career
–2006 Chalfont St. Peter
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Chalfont St. Peter
2012 → Wingate & Finchley (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 Wealdstone 38 (0)
2014–2016 Stevenage 42 (1)
2016–2017 Braintree Town 46 (1)
2017–2022 Wealdstone 195 (6)
2022– Barnet 86 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Jerome Okide O. N. Okimo (born 8 June 1988) is a semi-professional footballer who is currently a player/coach for National League club Barnet.

Club career

Non-league football

Okimo began his career at Chalfont St. Peter where he made 308 appearances. During his time there, Okimo went on trial at Football League side Gillingham in 2009 but missed out on a contract after injuring his Achilles tendon. After seven years at Chalfont St. Peter, Okimo moved to Isthmian League Premier Division side Wealdstone in the summer of 2013, going on to play an instrumental role in their promotion to the Conference South in 2014, making 38 league appearances.[2]

Stevenage

In August 2014, Okimo followed former Wealdstone teammate Tom Pett (who signed for them in June 2014) to Stevenage, making his debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Hartlepool United on 9 August 2014.[3] Okimo was released after two seasons at the club in May 2016.[4]

Braintree Town

In July 2016, he signed for National League side Braintree Town on a free transfer following his release from Stevenage.[5]

Wealdstone

After leaving Braintree, Okimo re-signed for Wealdstone in July 2017.[6] He captained the club to their 2019–20 National League South title win, playing 32 of the 33 league games and scoring 3 goals before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Wealdstone promoted on points per game.[7] He was named in the National League South Team of the Year as a result of his performances.[7] Okimo started and captained every game of the 2020–21 season, scoring a solitary goal against rivals Barnet[8] as Wealdstone ended the season in 19th place. On 14 June 2022 Jerome Okimo left the club to seek regular first team football.[9]

Barnet

On 17 June 2022, Okimo agreed to join Barnet in the role of player/coach.[10]

Coaching career

As of 2024, Okimo was a coach for Brentford's Community Sports Trust.[11]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023-24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chalfont St Peter 2010–11[12] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 31 0 1 0 — 6[a] 1 38 1
2011–12[12] Southern League Division One Central 37 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 40 0
2012–13[12] Southern League Division One Central 41 2 5 0 — 2[c] 0 48 2
Total 109 2 8 0 — 9 1 128 3
Wealdstone 2013–14[12] Isthmian League Premier Division 38 0 1 1 — 5[d] 0 44 1
Stevenage 2014–15[13] League Two 29 0 1 0 1 0 3[e] 0 34 0
2015–16[14] League Two 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 1
Total 42 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 48 1
Braintree Town 2016–17[15] National League 46 1 3 0 — 4[f] 1 53 2
Wealdstone 2017–18[16] National League South 42 0 2 0 — 7[f] 0 51 0
2018–19[16] National League South 43 1 1 0 — 1[f] 0 45 1
2019–20[16] National League South 32 3 2 0 — 1[f] 1 34 4
2020–21[16] National League 42 1 1 0 — 3[f] 0 46 1
2021–22[16] National League 36 1 1 0 — 1[f] 0 38 1
Total 195 6 7 0 0 0 16 1 218 7
Barnet 2022–23[16] National League 44 1 4 0 — 6[g] 0 54 1
2023–24[16] National League 42 1 5 0 — 3[h] 0 50 1
Total 86 2 9 0 0 0 9 0 104 2
Career total 462 11 28 1 2 0 42 2 534 14
  1. ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Vase, three in Spartan South Midlands Football League Challenge Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup
  4. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup
  5. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  6. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in FA Trophy
  7. ^ Five appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs
  8. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs

References

  1. ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Wealdstone FC » First Team (2013–14)". wealdstone-fc.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Stevenage 1–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Okimo among eight released by Stevenage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "THREE MORE SIGN FOR BRAINTREE". Non League Pitchero. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ @WealdstoneFC (8 July 2017). "A champion returns. We've re-signed Jerome Okimo. Jerome was a member of our Ryman League winning squad in 2014" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b Ranson, Jacob (4 August 2020). "Four Wealdstone players named in the National League South team of the season". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ "England – J. Okimo – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
  9. ^ "PLAYER NEWS | Okimo departs club". 14 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Jerome Okimo joins the Bees". www.barnetfc.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  11. ^ "BFC CST Post 16 Booklet 2024". 28 March 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d "Jerome Okimo – Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jerome Okimo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Games played by Jerome Okimo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jerome Okimo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Jerome Okimo at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.


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