Joseph Okumu
Joseph Stanley Okumu (born 26 May 1997) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for IF Elfsborg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Stanley Okumu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kisumu, Kenya | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Chemelil Sugar | ||
| 2016–2017 | Free State Stars | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | AFC Ann Arbor | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Real Monarchs | 12 | (0) |
| 2019– | IF Elfsborg | 27 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Kenya U21 | |||
| Kenya U23 | |||
| 2016– | Kenya | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:53, 20 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 13 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Okumu has played club football for Chemelil Sugar, Free State Stars and AFC Ann Arbor.[2][3][4] At AFC Ann Arbor he made 8 league appearances in the 2018 season.[5]
On 16 August 2018, Okumu signed for USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[1]
On 28 August 2019, Okumu transferred to Swedish Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg for an undisclosed fee.[6]
International career
After spending time with the Kenyan under-21 and under-23 teams,[1] he made his international debut for the senior team in 2016.[2]
References
- "Real Monarchs SLC Ink Defender Joseph Stanley Okumu". Real Salt Lake. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- "Joseph Okumu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- Joseph Okumu at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- "Harambee Stars defender signs for top USA side". Goal.com. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
- "IF Elfsborg värvar Joseph Okumu". 28 August 2019.
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