Azubuike Okechukwu

Azubuike Okechukwu

Okechukwu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Azubuike Godson Okechukwu
Date of birth (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997
Place of birth Katsina, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Yeni Malatyaspor
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Bayelsa United
2015– Yeni Malatyaspor 56 (0)
National team‡
2016– Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:46, 26 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:12, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Azubuike Godson Okechukwu (born 19 April 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor, as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Katsina, Okechukwu has played club football for Bayelsa United and Yeni Malatyaspor.[2][3]

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2016,[2] and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Okechukwu Azubuike Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 "Azubuike Okechukwu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Azubuike Okechukwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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