Francis Okoronkwo

Francis Okoronkwo

Okoronkwo in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Francis Okereke Okoronkwo [1]
Date of birth	(2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth	Blyth, England
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City (on loan from Everton)
Number	19
Youth career
	Sunderland
2021–2024	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Everton	0	(0)
2024–2025	→ Salford City (loan)	22	(3)
2025–	→ Lincoln City (loan)	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:32, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Francis Okereke Okoronkwo (born 18 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Lincoln City, on loan from Premier League club Everton.

Career

Okoronkwo began his career with Sunderland, ^[3] moving to Everton for £1 million in 2021. ^[4] He signed a new contract with Everton in November 2023, ^{[5] [6]} and signed on loan for Salford City in August 2024. ^{[7] [8]} He scored on his debut, in a 1–0 home victory against MK Dons on 2 September 2024. ^{[9] [10]}

On 18 August 2025, Okoronkwo joined League One side Lincoln City on loan for the 2025-26 season. ^{[11] [12]} He made his debut coming off the bench against Northampton Town replacing James Collins in the 82nd minute to help Lincoln City win 1–0. ^[13] He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy game against Barnsley. ^[14] He scored his first League One goal in the following game, against Doncaster Rovers in a 2–1 victory. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 22 November 2025 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Everton U21	2022–23 [17]	—	—		—		—		5 [a]	1	5	1
	2023–24 [18]	—	—		—		—		3 [a]	0	3	0
	2024–25 [19]	—	—		—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		9	1	9	1
Salford City (loan)	2024–25 [19]	League Two	22	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	4
Lincoln City (loan)	2025–26 [20]	League One	11	1	1	0	2	0	3 [a]	1	17	2
Career total			33	4	3	1	2	0	12	2	50	7

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Premier League - Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Francis Okoronkwo". 11v11. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
3. "Francis Okoronkwo: The mystery player celebrating Sunderland Wembley win revealed". Sunderland Echo. 15 March 2021.
4. "£1m-rated former Sunderland teenager joins Salford City in League Two". Sunderland Echo. 1 September 2024.
5. O'Neill, Connor (14 November 2023). "Everton transfer news - Archie Gray linked, Amadou Onana injury latest". Liverpool Echo.
6. McCarthy, Rob (8 November 2023). "Exclusive: Everton fight off several suitors to tie highly-rated striker down to new long-term contract". TEAMtalk.
7. FC, Salford City (30 August 2024). "Loan agreed for young striker". Salford City FC.
8. "Salford sign Kylian Kouassi, Francis Okoronkwo, Haji Mnoga and Hakeem Adelakun". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
9. "Francis Okoronkwo gets first pro goal in Salford City win". EFL. 2 September 2024.
10. "Salford 1-0 MK Dons: Frankie Okoronkwo earns Karl Robinson's side first league win of season". Sky Sports.
11. "Imps add to attacking options with Okoronkwo". Lincoln City FC. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
12. "Francis Okoronkwo: Lincoln City sign Everton U21 striker on loan". BBC Sport. 18 August 2025.
13. "Northampton Town 0–1 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 19 August 2025.
14. "Barnsley 0–2 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 11 November 2025.
15. "Lincoln bounce back to go level at the top". BBC Sport. 16 November 2025.
16. Francis Okoronkwo at Soccerway
17. "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
18. "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
19. "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
20. "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.