Aliyu Okechukwu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 5, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Umuna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NK Zadar (on loan from HNK Rijeka) | ||
| Number | TBD | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Abuja Football College Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Pomorac | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Rijeka II | 14 | (2) |
| 2015– | → Zadar | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Aliyu Okechukwu (born September 5, 1995) is a Nigerian footballer under contract with HNK Rijeka in Croatia. He is currently on loan to NK Zadar in Croatia's Prva HNL.
Born in Umuna, he was one of several players who moved from the Nigerian Abuja Football College Academy to the HNK Rijeka youth team in 2013.[1] Following his arrival to Rijeka, in mid-2013, he picked up the most valuable player award at the 61st edition of the international Kvarnerska Rivijera tournament. Soon thereafter, in September 2013, he signed his first professional contract with HNK Rijeka.[2] In early 2014, he was loaned to NK Pomorac in Druga HNL. Following his return from loan in mid-2014, he played for Rijeka Reserves team in Croatia's Treća HNL. In January 2015, he was loaned to Zadar until the end of the 2014–15 Prva HNL season.[3]
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