Bryan Okoh

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Bryan Okoh
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Bryan Okoh with FC Red Bull Salzburg in 2024
Personal information
Birth name Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh
Date of birth (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2016 FC Espagnol Lausanne
2016–2019 Lausanne-Sport
2019–2020 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Red Bull Salzburg 44 (2)
2019–2021 Liefering (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Switzerland U15 8 (1)
2018–2019 Switzerland U16 4 (1)
2019 Switzerland U17 4 (1)
2021– Switzerland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021

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 youth international level.

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Personal life

He was born in Houston, Texas, to Nigerian Father & Congolese Mother, but grew up in Switzerland. [2]

Club career

Early career

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]

Liefering

On 9 August 2019, he made his professional debut for Liefering in an away match against Lafnitz, ending in a 2–0 loss. [4]

International career

Okoh has represented Switzerland from under-15 to under-21 age group. [5]

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

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References

  1. ↑ "Bryan Okoh". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "These are Salzburg's new super-teens: Sesko, Okoh and Kjaergaard" . Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Young Swiss player joins Salzburg" . Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Lafnitz vs. Liefering - 9 August 2019" . Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bryan Okoh - FC Salzburg Wiki" . Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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