Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh (born 16 May 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. Born in the United States, he represents Switzerland at the youth level.
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Bryan Okoh with Liefering in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Birth name | Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | FC Espagnol Lausanne | ||
| 2016–2019 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Liefering | 27 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U15 | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021- | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021 | |||
He was born in Houston, Texas, to Nigerian parents, but grew up in Switzerland.[2]
In 2010, Okoh began his career at FC Espagnol Lausanne, before moving to FC Lausanne-Sport in 2016. In 2019, he moved to the youth team of Red Bull Salzburg and has been playing in their feeder team of Liefering since 2019.[3]
On 9 August 2019, he made his professional debut for Liefering in an away match against Lafnitz, ending in a 2–0 loss.[4]
Okoh has represented Switzerland from under-15 to under-21 age group.[5]
FC Liefering – current squad | |
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