Orji Okwonkwo (born 19 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Bologna, as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 24)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Abuja Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Bologna | 27 | (3) |
2018 | → Brescia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2019 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 28 | (8) |
2020 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2021 | → Reggina (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Cittadella (loan) | 20 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
Nigeria U17 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 7 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:08, 20 July 2018 (UTC) |
He signed for Bologna in August 2016.[4] On 20 November 2016, Okwonkwo made his debut in Serie A with Bologna in a victory against Palermo.[5] On 24 September 2017, Okwonkwo scored his first Serie A goal against Sassuolo.[6]
On 31 January 2018, Okwonkwo signed a loan contract with Brescia until 30 June 2018.[7]
On 12 February 2019, Okwonkwo signed a loan contract with the Montreal Impact until 31 December 2019.[8] On 24 January 2020, Montreal Impact re-acquired Okwonkwo on a loan with a purchase option at the end of the 2020 season.[9] He said he was looking forward to working with manager Thierry Henry.[10]
On 1 February 2021, Okwonkwo moved to Serie B side Reggina, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[11]
On 24 July 2021 he joined Cittadella on loan.[12]
Okwonkwo represented Nigeria under-17 at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, winning the tournament.[1][13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bologna | 2016–17 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2017–18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Brescia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Montreal Impact (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
Career total | 68 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 12 |
Montreal Impact
Nigeria U17
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