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Armstrong Inya Echezolachuku Oko-Flex (born 2 March 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Swansea City on loan from Premier League club West Ham United and the Republic of Ireland under-19 national team

Armstrong Oko-Flex

Oko-Flex with West Ham United in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Armstrong Inya Echezolachuku Oko-Flex[1]
Date of birth	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Swansea City (on loan from West Ham United)
Number	21
Youth career
2007–2009	Tolka Rovers
2009–2013	St Kevin's Boys
2013–2018	Arsenal
2018–2021	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Celtic	2	(0)
2021–	West Ham United	0	(0)
2022–	→ Swansea City (loan)	10	(0)
National team
2017	Republic of Ireland U16	2	(0)
2018	England U16	5	(1)
2019	Republic of Ireland U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Oko-Flex was born in Dublin and started out playing with a local academy, Tolka Rovers, then St Kevin's Boys before being spotted by Arsenal scout Liam Brady, who had also come through the St Kevin's, with Oko-Flex then signing for the London club.[2] He joined Celtic on a three-year deal from Arsenal in September 2018.[3] He made his first team debut for the club as a substitute against Hibernian in January 2021.[4]

West Ham United

On 25 June 2021, Oko-Flex joined West Ham United on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.[5]

On 16 August 2021, Oko-Flex scored a hat-trick in his Premier League 2 debut against his boyhood club Arsenal in a 6–1 home win.[6] On 15 December 2021, Oko-Flex was an unused substitute for West Ham's Premier League fixture at the Emirates Stadium, a match won 2–0 by Arsenal.[7] This was the first time he had made a first-team squad for the club. Oko-Flex made his debut for West Ham United on 25 August 2022 coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Manuel Lanzini in a 3-0 away win against Viborg in the second leg of a play-off round game in the 2022-23 UEFA Conference League.[8][9]

Swansea City (loan)

On 30 August 2022, Oko-Flex joined Swansea City on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.[10]

International career

Oko-Flex was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the first time in November 2021, for their 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Italy & Sweden.[11][12]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 September 2022[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	2	1
	2020–21		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	1
West Ham United	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	1	2	1
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	1
Swansea City (loan)	2022–23	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			3	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	8	2

Personal life

Oko-Flex is the son of the Nigerian-Irish community organiser Reginald Oko-Flex Inya.[14]

References

External links

• Profile on Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Armstrong Oko-Flex

Armstrong Echezolachukwu Inya Oko-Flex (* 2. März 2002 in Dublin) ist ein irischer Fußballspieler nigerianischer Herkunft, der bei West Ham United im Nachwuchskader steht. Aktuell spielt er auf Leihbasis für Swansea City.

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