Azubuike Okechukwu

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

Azubuike Okechukwu
Okechukwu at the 2016 Olympics.
Personal information
Full name Azubuike Godson Okechukwu[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997
Place of birth Katsina, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir
Number 44
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Bayelsa United
2015–2018 Yeni Malatyaspor 83 (0)
2018–2020 Pyramids FC 6 (0)
2019 → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2020 → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 17 (0)
2020– İstanbul Başakşehir 5 (0)
National team
Nigeria U23
2016 Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:49, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Katsina, Okechukwu has played club football for Bayelsa United and Yeni Malatyaspor.[1][2]

On 19 August 2018, Okechukwu joined Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC.[3]

In January 2019, he joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 10 July 2019, İstanbul Başakşehir confirmed, that they had signed Okechukwu on a season-long loan deal.[5][6] He won the Turkish championship with the club.[7]

In August 2020, Okechukwu signed a permanent contract with İstanbul Başakşehir.[7]

International career

Okechukwu made his international debut for the Nigeria national team in 2016,[2] and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

References
  1. Azubuike Okechukwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "Azubuike Okechukwu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Pyramids beat Galatasaray to signing Okechukwu Azubuike". kingfut.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. "Çaykur Rizespor, Azubuike ile anlaştı!" (in Turkish). Sporx. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. Basaksehir Dedicate Video To Teach Teammates & Fans How to Pronounce New Transfer Azubuike Okechukwu’s Name, turkish-football.com, 10 July 2019
  6. "Medipol Başakşehir Okechukwu Azubuike'yi Renklerine Bağladı" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. "Azubuike Okechukwu hopes Turkish Super Lig title opens Super Eagles door". ESPN. 25 August 2020.
  8. Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.


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