Greg Nwokolo

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Greg Nwokolo
Personal information
Full name Gregory Junior Nwokolo
Date of birth (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth Onitsha, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Arema
Number 86
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Tampines Rovers 19 (9)
2004–2005 Sriwijaya 20 (7)
2005 Young Lions 13 (4)
2005 Warriors 12 (3)
2006 PSIS Semarang 18 (11)
2006–2007 PSMS Medan 17 (2)
2007–2008 Persis Solo 28 (14)
2008–2009 Persija Jakarta 31 (16)
2009–2010 Olhanense 13 (0)
2010–2011 Persija Jakarta 26 (13)
2011–2012 Pelita Jaya 24 (20)
2012Chiangrai United (loan) 9 (5)
2012–2013 Arema Cronus 24 (15)
2013–2014 Persebaya DU 24 (14)
2014–2015 Persija Jakarta 2 (1)
2015–2016 BEC Tero Sasana 19 (5)
2016 Persija Jakarta 14 (3)
2017–2020 Madura United 75 (22)
2021–2022 Madura United 7 (1)
2023– Arema 8 (0)
International career
2013–2019 Indonesia 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Gregory Junior Nwokolo (born 3 January 1986) is a professional footballer who played as a forward for Liga 1 club Arema. Born in Nigeria, he represented Indonesia at international level.

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Club career

Greg's career journey in Asia commenced with Tampines Rovers. In 2004, he transitioned to Young Lions. Later that year, he moved to the Indonesian club, Persijatim Solo. After a brief stint of six months with Persijatim, he joined Singapore Armed Forces FC in January 2005. Subsequently, in early 2006, he returned to PSIS Semarang..[ citation needed ]

After a year and a half, in mid-2006 he joined PSMS Medan. [3] He played for PSMS Medan one year before being signed in January 2007 for Persis Solo, [4] after 14 goals in 28 games in the 2007–08 season was sold to Persija Jakarta. [5]

In 2009, he left the club, Persija Jakarta and he want to seek his fortune in Europe and signed for the Portuguese club, S.C. Olhanense until 30 June 2010, [6] in August 2010 before he moved back to Persija Jakarta as a free agent.[ citation needed ]

In the 2011–12 season, he was recruited by Pelita Jaya together with Safee Sali and Aleksandar Bajevski. After that, Greg moved to Arema Indonesia for the 2012–13 season.

On 5 December 2014, he signed again with Persija Jakarta. [7]

International career

As a Nigerian, Nwokolo does not have any record that he has been capped in any match for both junior or senior for the Nigeria National Football Team. In early 2010, Nwokolo was rumoured that he will soon play for the Indonesia national football team, though this rumour wasn't confirmed by Nwokolo himself, what is interesting is that he does not confirm nor deny the rumour. After many speculations, in August 2011 Football Association of Indonesia finally confirmed that Nwokolo has been naturalised, and got Indonesian citizenship officially on 10 October 2011. [8]

Nwokolo made his debut for the Indonesia national football team in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign against Saudi Arabia on 23 March 2013. Nwokolo also played full 90 minutes in a friendly match against Netherlands on 7 June 2013. On 14 August 2013, Nwokolo scored his first international goal against Philippines in a friendly match.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 20 November 2019
Indonesia national team
YearAppsGoals
201341
201420
201500
201600
201700
201800
201921
Total82

International goals

Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first. [9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 August 2013 Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1–02–0 Friendly
2.25 March 2019 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1–02–0Friendly

Honours

Tampines Rovers

Arema Cronus

Controversies

On 15 April 2014, after the Persipura Jayapura vs Persebaya Bhayangkara match conference, Greg got into a fight with Jacksen F. Tiago because of personal problems that started in the Indonesia national football team. The situation then eased after police restrained both of them. [10]

Personal life

On 20 May 2018, he married Indonesian model and actress Kimmy Jayanti, in Perth, Australia. [11]

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References

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  2. "Greg Nwokolo". Eurosport . Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. Pendukung PSMS Medan
  4. Jakarta Casual: Greg Nwokolo (Persis Solo)
  5. "Sriwijaya Deal in Limbo As Nwokolo Heads Off For Tryout in Germany". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  6. Nigerian striker Nwokolo signs for Olhanense
  7. "RESMI: Greg Nwokolo Kembali Bela Persija Jakarta" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. "Greg Gembira Jadi Warga Negara Indonesia". Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  9. "Indonesia Edge Philippines in Solo; Laos U19 Stumble in Pleiku". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  10. "Jacksen F Tiago & Greg Nwokolo Adu Mulut". goal.com.
  11. Ananda Lathifah Rozalina (23 May 2018). "Wow! 5 Fakta Kimmy Jayanti Ini Buktikan Greg Nwokolo Dapatkan Rejeki Nomplok, Nomor 2 Istri Idaman Banget Deh ("Wow! 5 Facts That Prove That Kimmy Jayanti's Husband Greg Nwokolo Was Lucky to Marry Her")". BolaSport.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.