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Noble Okello Ayo (born July 20, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Noble Okello

Personal information
Full name	Noble Okello Ayo[1]
Date of birth	(2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	North York Hearts
	Mooredale SC
2013–2018	Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Toronto FC III	16	(1)
2017–2018	Toronto FC II	23	(0)
2019–2022	Toronto FC	23	(1)
2019	→ Toronto FC II	19	(0)
2020	→ HB Køge (loan)	12	(1)
2021	→ Toronto FC II (loan)	3	(1)
National team‡
2016	Canada U17	3	(0)
2018	Canada U20	5	(3)
2018	Canada U21	4	(0)
2020–	Canada	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 10, 2020

Early life

Okello began playing soccer at age six with the North York Hearts SC.[1] He later played for Mooredale SC before joining the Toronto FC Academy in 2013.[2] On August 20, 2017, he was part of the U17 side that beat Juventus U17 to capture the inaugural International Youth Soccer Cup.[3]

Club career

Toronto FC

In 2016, he appeared in one match for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario.[4] In 2017, he scored one goal in 13 appearances[5] and made a further two appearances in 2018.[6]

In September 2017, Okello signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II in the USL.[2][7] On October 6, 2017, he made his professional debut against Bethlehem Steel FC.[8] Following the conclusion of USL season, Okello was invited to train with the U19 team of VfL Wolfsburg.[9] On January 10, 2018, he played a full 90 minutes for their U19 side in a 2–1 victory over Hallescher FC where he scored the equalizing goal in the 88th minute[10] He then returned to Toronto, to join the Toronto FC first team's 2018 pre-season training camp.[11] It was later reported that VfL Wolfsburg had made three separate transfer bids to sign Okello, which would see his club receive a six figure transfer fee in addition to appearance fees and sell on percentage fee.[12]

In January 2019, Okello signed a first-team contract with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.[13][14] He made his first-team debut for Toronto on August 14 against Ottawa Fury FC in the second leg of their 2019 Canadian Championship semi-final series.[15] He made his MLS debut on July 21, 2020, against the New England Revolution.[16][17] He was loaned to the second team for some matches in 2021.[18] He scored his first goal for TFCII on June 30, converting a penalty kick against Tormenta FC.[19] Upon completion of the 2021 season, Okello's option for the 2022 season would be picked up by Toronto.[20] After appearing in four of the first five matches of the 2022 season, Okello suffered an injur ythat kept him out of action for five months.[21] After the end of the 2022 season, he departed the club, upon the expiry of his contract.[22]

Loan to HB Køge

On September 25, 2020, Okello was sent out on loan to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge, the same club that his teammate Rocco Romeo was also on loan with.[23] On September 30, he made his debut for Køge, coming on as a second-half substitute and scored a goal from 35 metres out.[24][25]

International career

Okello made his debut in the Canadian youth system attending a camp in September 2016 with the Canada U17 team.[1] He was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made his international debut on April 22, 2017 against Costa Rica U17.[1]

In May 2018, Okello was called up to the Canadian U21 side for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[26] In October 2018, Okello was named to the Canadian U20 squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[27] He scored a brace in the tournament opener against Dominica, a 4–0 victory.[28] Okello was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[29]

Okello was named to the Canadian senior team for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[30] Okello made his senior debut on January 7, 2020, against Barbados as a substitute in a 4–1 victory.[31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 9, 2022[32]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toronto FC III	2016[4]	League1 Ontario	1	0	—		—		1	0	—		2	0
	2017[5]		13	1	—		—		0	0	—		13	1
	2018[6]		2	0	—		—		1	0	—		3	0
	Total		16	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		18	1
Toronto FC II	2017	USL	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2018		22	0	—		—		—		—		22	0
	2019	USL League One	19	0	—		—		—		—		19	0
	2021		3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
	Total		45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	1
Toronto FC	2019	MLS	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2020		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2021		14	1	—		3	1	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	2
	2022		8	0	—		0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		23	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	3	0	30	2
HB Køge (loan)	2020–21	Danish 1st Division	12	1	—		2	0	0	0	—		14	1
Career total			96	4	0	0	6	1	2	0	3	0	105	5

International

As of January 16, 2020

Canada
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	2	0
Total	2	0

References

External links

• Noble Okello at Soccerway
• Noble Okello at the Canadian Soccer Association

На других языках

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[de] Noble Okello

Noble Okello Ayo (* 20. Juli 2000 in Toronto, Ontario) ist ein kanadischer Fußballspieler ugandischer Abstammung auf der Position eines Mittelfeldspielers. Seit 2016 spielt er für Toronto FC II, das zweite Profiteam des Major-League-Soccer-Franchises Toronto FC, mit Spielbetrieb in der United Soccer League (USL).

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- [en] Noble Okello

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[es] Noble Okello

Noble Okello (Toronto, 20 de julio de 2000) es un futbolista canadiense que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Toronto FC de la Major League Soccer.

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[fr] Noble Okello

Noble Okello, né le 20 juillet 2000 à Toronto en Ontario, est un joueur international canadien de soccer. Il joue au poste de milieu défensif au Toronto FC.

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[it] Noble Okello

Noble Okello Ayo (Toronto, 20 luglio 2000) è un calciatore canadese, centrocampista del Toronto FC.

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[ru] Окелло, Ноубл

Ноубл Окелло Айо (англ. Noble Okello Ayo; 20 июля 2000, Торонто, Онтарио, Канада) — канадский футболист, опорный полузащитник клуба «Торонто» и сборной Канады.

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