Caleb Okoli

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Caleb Okoli
Personal information
Full name Memeh Caleb Okoli
Date of birth (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Vicenza, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Frosinone
(on loan from Atalanta)
Number 5
Youth career
2015–2016 Vicenza
2016–2020 Atalanta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Atalanta 17 (0)
2020–2021 → SPAL (loan) 16 (1)
2021–2022 → Cremonese (loan) 27 (0)
2023– → Frosinone (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Italy U19 10 (0)
2021 Italy U20 1 (0)
2021–2023 Italy U21 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Memeh Caleb Okoli (born 13 July 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Frosinone, on loan from Atalanta.

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Club career

Okoli joined the youth teams of Atalanta in the summer of 2015 and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2018–19 season. [1] He was occasionally called up to Atalanta's senior team in that season and the next, but never appeared on the field. He also represented the club in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.

On 25 September 2020, he joined Serie B club SPAL on loan. [2]

He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 21 November 2020 in a game against Pescara. He started and played the full game in a 2–0 victory. [3]

On 12 July 2021, he joined Serie B club Cremonese on a season-long loan. [4]

Okoli returned to Atalanta in July 2022, after his loan ended, and was integrated into Atalanta's first team for the following season. He made his Serie A debut with Atalanta on 13 August 2022 in a 2–0 victory over Sampdoria. [5]

On 1 September 2023, Okoli moved to newly-promoted Serie A club Frosinone on a season-long loan. [6]

International career

Born in Italy, Okoli is of Nigerian descent. [7] He was first called up to represent Italy in 2019 with the Italy U19 side. [8]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 7 September 2021, playing as a starter in the qualifying match won 1–0 against Montenegro. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Caleb Okoli at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "OKOLI DALL'ATALANTA E RANIERI DALLA FIORENTINA IN PRESTITO ALLA SPAL" [Okoli from Atalanta and Ranieri from Fiorentina on loan at SPAL] (in Italian). SPAL. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "SPAL v Pescara game report". Soccerway. 21 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "OKOLI NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIOROSSO" (in Italian). Cremonese. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Okoli festeggia il debutto in A con l'Atalanta: "La prima non si scorda"". alfredopedulla.com (in Italian). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Caleb Okoli joins Frosinone". Atalanta BC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Atalanta's Okoli Could Spark International Tug-Of-War Between Nigeria And Italy:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  8. ↑ "Okoli Italy U19 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Italy 1–0 Montenegro". uefa.com. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.


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