Solomon Ndubisi Okoronkwo (born 2 March 1987) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for NOFV-Oberliga club CFC Hertha 06.
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Full name | Solomon Ndubisi Okoronkwo | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 35) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | CFC Hertha 06 | ||||||||||||
Number | 80 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
River Lane Youth Club | |||||||||||||
Gabros International | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2004 | Gabros International | ||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Hertha BSC | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||
2007 | → Rot-Weiss Essen (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||
2008–2011 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||
2011–2012 | Aalesund | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||
2012–2013 | Pécsi MFC | 17 | (4) | ||||||||||
2013–2015 | Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||
2015 | SV Sandhausen | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||
2015–2016 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 25 | (6) | ||||||||||
2017 | TSG Neustrelitz | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | BFC Dynamo | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||
2018–2019 | BSV Rehden | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||
2020 | HSC Hannover | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
2020–2021 | CFC Hertha 06 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||
2021 | Brandenburger SC Süd | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021– | CFC Hertha 06 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
2003 | Nigeria U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
2005 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
2008 | Nigeria U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
2010–2011 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2022 |
He was discovered in 2004 by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman, who got his guardianship and took him to Hertha BSC. In October 2004, his agent recommended Okoronkwo to coach Samson Siasia and he was fundamental for Nigeria's U-20 qualifying for the African Youth Championship in Benin 2005. He was also on the Nigerian Under 23 team that won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1] Okoronkwo was called up for his first senior cap in October 2008 by Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu.[2]
On 28 January 2011, Okoronkwo moved to Aalesund in the Norwegian Premier League.
Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2011 | Aalesund | Tippeligaen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
2011–12 | Pécsi | OTP Bank Liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
2012–13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Career Total | 41 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 7 |
Nigeria men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists | ||
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