Bryan Okoh

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Bryan Okoh
FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen TSV Hartberg (2024-0317) 05.jpg
Okoh warming up for Red Bull Salzburg in 2024
Personal information
Birth name Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh
Date of birth (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21)
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 1 (0)
2019– → FC Liefering (loan) 61 (3)
International career‡
2017–2018 Switzerland U15 8 (1)
2018–2019 Switzerland U16 4 (1)
2019 Switzerland U17 4 (1)
2021– Switzerland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

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 Igbo Nigerian parents, but grew up in Switzerland. [2]

Club career

Early career

In 2010, Okoh began his career at FC Espagnol Lausanne, before moving to 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 FC Liefering since 2019. [3]

FC Liefering

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

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 25 September 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Austrian Cup ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 000000—00
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga001000—10
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga100000—10
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga0010000010
Total1020000030
FC Liefering (loan) 2019–20 2. Liga 90———90
2020–21 2. Liga151———151
2021–22 2. Liga121———121
2022–23 2. Liga80———80
2023–24 2. Liga121———121
2024–25 2. Liga10———10
Total573———573
Career total583200000603

    Honours

    Red Bull Salzburg

    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.
    6. ↑ "A. Dedić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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