Jonathan Okoronkwo

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Jonathan Okoronkwo
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Okoronkwo with Krasnodar in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Theophilus Okoronkwo
Date of birth (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Krasnodar
Youth career
Diamond Star Calabar
Hope of Glory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Vista Gelendzhik
2021–2022 Botev Plovdiv 0 (0)
2022 → Krasnodar-2 (loan) 4 (2)
2022 → Krasnodar (loan) 2 (0)
2022– Krasnodar 1 (0)
2022–2023 Krasnodar-2 14 (0)
2023–2024 → Arsenal Tula (loan) 30 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Jonathan Theophilus Okoronkwo (born 13 September 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian club Krasnodar.

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Club career

Okoronkwo joined Krasnodar-2 in Russia on loan from Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv on 22 February 2022. [2] He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Krasnodar-2 on 8 March 2022 in a game against Baltika Kaliningrad. [3]

In April 2022, Okoronkwo was promoted to the main squad of Krasnodar and made his Russian Premier League debut on 3 April 2022 in a game against Dynamo Moscow. [4]

On 14 June 2022, Okoronkwo transferred to Krasnodar on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club. [5]

On 5 July 2023, Okoronkwo joined Arsenal Tula on a season-long loan. [6]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2022
ClubSeasonLeague Russian Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Krasnodar-2 2021–22 First League 42–42
2022–23 20–20
Total62–62
Krasnodar 2021–22 Russian Premier League 20–20
2022–23 102030
Total302050
Career total9220112

    Honours

    Individual

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    References

    1. ↑ "Jonathan Theophilus Okoronkwo. Official site FC Krasnodar". fckrasnodar.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
    2. ↑ ""КРАСНОДАР-2" ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С ДЖОНАТАНОМ ОКОРОНКВО И ДАВИДОМ НДУКОЙ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
    3. ↑ "Game Report by FNL" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 8 March 2022.
    4. ↑ "Krasnodar v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. 3 April 2022.
    5. ↑ ""КРАСНОДАР" ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С НДУКОЙ, ОКОРОНКВО И ОЛУСЕГУНОМ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
    6. ↑ "Джонатан и Давид, добро пожаловать в Тулу!" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 5 July 2023.


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