Bonke Innocent

Bonke Innocent

Innocent with Malmö FF in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Adanaspor
Number	14
Youth career
	Bujoc FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Lillestrøm	54	(0)
2017–2021	Malmö FF	61	(0)
2022–2024	Lorient	41	(0)
2024–	Adanaspor	14	(1)
International career‡
2021–	Nigeria	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2023

Bonke Innocent (born 20 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Turkish club Adanaspor and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

On 2 August 2017, Malmö FF announced the signing of Innocent on a contract until 2021 for a fee of €799,000. ^[2]

Innocent was released by Malmö FF at the end of 2021, and he then signed a 3.5-year contract for Ligue 1 side FC Lorient. ^[3]

International career

Innocent made his debut for the Nigeria national team on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde, a 2–1 away victory. He started and played the whole match. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2021 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lillestrøm	2014	Tippeligaen	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2015	Tippeligaen	20	0	2	0	–		22	0
	2016	Tippeligaen	24	0	2	0	–		26	0
	2017	Tippeligaen	9	0	2	1	–		11	1
	Total		54	0	6	1	0	0	60	1
Malmö FF	2017	Allsvenskan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018	Allsvenskan	15	0	1	0	5	0	21	0
	2019	Allsvenskan	11	0	1	0	6	0	18	0
	2020	Allsvenskan	16	0	2	0	1	0	19	0
	2021	Allsvenskan	17	0	1	0	13	0	31	0
	Total		61	0	5	0	25	0	91	0
Career total			115	0	11	1	25	0	151	1

Honours

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 2017, 2020, 2021

References

1. "Bonke Innocent". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
2. "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Bonke Innocent!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
3. "BONKE INNOCENT S'ENGAGE AVEC LE FC LORIENT" (Press release) (in French). FC Lorient. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
4. "Cape Verde v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
5. Bonke Innocent at Soccerway