Mark Nwokeji

Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji (born 30 January 1982) is an English footballer.

Mark Nwokeji
Personal information
Full name Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji[1]
Date of birth (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Leatherhead
Youth career
1996–1998 Charlton Athletic
1998–1999 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Chesham United 11 (1)
2003–2006 Walton & Hersham 75 (22)
2006 St Albans City 2 (0)
2006–2008 Staines Town 75 (45)
2008–2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 16 (3)
2009–2010 → Luton Town (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 AFC Wimbledon 18 (1)
2011 → Eastleigh (loan) 5 (2)
2011 Havant & Waterlooville 4 (0)
2011–2012 Staines Town 30 (7)
2012 Kingstonian
2012 → Merstham (loan)
2013–2014 St Albans City 25 (3)
2014 Chesham United 6 (1)
2014–2015 Leatherhead
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:38, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Career

Born in Manchester, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer.[2] His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United, Ware, St Albans City and Staines Town. Whilst with Staines on a part-time basis, Nwokeji studied as a law student.[3]

Nwokeji signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge from Isthmian Premier outfit Staines Town, where he was a prolific goalscorer, in May 2008.[4] He scored on his debut for the Daggers on 9 August 2008, in a 6–0 home win against Chester City.[5] He went on to make 20 appearances for Dagenham in all competitions in the 2008–09 season, scoring five times, before suffering a serious knee ligament injury in January 2009 that ruled him out for nine months.

On 12 November 2009, Nwokeji signed for Conference Premier side Luton Town on a two-month loan in order to regain match sharpness after his injury,[6] scoring his first goal for the club in the FA Cup against Rotherham United on 28 November 2009.[7] This was then extended to the end of the season on 13 January 2010, after he impressed Luton manager Richard Money.[8] His loan at the club ended on 7 May 2010.

On 9 June 2010, Nwokeji signed for AFC Wimbledon,[9] subject to scans on a recurrent cruciate ligament injury.[9]

In June 2011, he joined Havant & Waterlooville.[10] However, having failed to secure a first-team spot, making only four appearances, Nwokeji left Havant in September 2011. Later during the 2011–12 season, he rejoined Staines Town. In the summer of 2012, Nwokeji joined Kingstonian.

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "Staines raid Swans for Mark". Non-League Daily. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  3. "Staines loss is Daggers' gain". Non-League Daily. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  4. "Dagenham snap up striker Nwokeji". BBC Sport. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  5. "Dag & Red 6–0 Chester". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  6. "Nwokeji joins Hatters". Sky Sports. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  7. "Rotherham 2–2 Luton". BBC Sport. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  8. "Trio commit their futures". Luton Town F.C. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  9. "Terry gets his man at last". AFC Wimbledon. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  10. "Nwokeji Moves to Havant". Non-League Daily. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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