Anthony Okpotu

Anthony Okpotu (born 3 March 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar SC and the Nigerian national team.

Anthony Okpotu
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994
Place of birth Makurdi, Nigeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Qatar
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Lobi Stars
2013–2014 Al-Ittihad Tripoli
2015–2018 Lobi Stars
2018–2019 Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi 1 (0)
2019Laçi (loan) 10 (1)
2019–2020 US Monastir 25 (13)
2020– Qatar 8 (4)
National team
2018– Nigeria 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Makurdi, Okpotu spent his early club football with Lobi Stars and Al-Ittihad Tripoli.[1][2] In April 2018 he had a trial at Danish club Brøndby.[3] He joined Morocco side Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi in July 2018.[4] On 31 January 2019, Okpotu was loaned out to Albanian club KF Laçi.[5]

On 10 October 2020, he signed for Qatari club Qatar SC.[6]

International career

Okpotu made his international debut for Nigeria in 2018.[1]

Honours

References

  1. "Anthony Okpotu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. "Okpotu seeks for space among stars". The Guardian Nigeria. 23 September 2017.
  3. "Truppen til dagens Reserveligakamp mod FCK" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. Ed Dove (12 July 2018). "NPFL goal king Anthony Okpotu moves to Difaa El Jadida". ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. Anthony Okpotu at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. "رسميا : ثنائي الاتحاد المنستيري أكبوتو وأوركوما في الدوري القطري".
  7. "جدول ترتيب هدافين الدوري التونسي 2019/2020". جدول. 7 August 2019.


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