Azubuike Godson Okechukwu (born 19 April 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir as a midfielder.
![]() Okechukwu at the 2016 Olympics. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Azubuike Godson Okechukwu[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Katsina, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
Number | 14 | ||
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 | 11 | (0) |
2021 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2022 | → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 15 | (0) |
National team | |||
Nigeria U23 | |||
2016 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 |
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] In July 2021 he moved on loan to Sivasspor.[8] He moved on loan to Yeni Malatyaspor in January 2022.[1]
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.[9]
İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. – current squad | |
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Nigeria men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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