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 21)
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Hatayspor
Number 11
Youth career
Diamond Star Calabar
Hope of Glory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Vista Gelendzhik
2021–2022 Botev Plovdiv 0 (0)
2022Krasnodar-2 (loan) 4 (2)
2022Krasnodar (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2024 Krasnodar 1 (0)
2022–2023 Krasnodar-2 14 (0)
2023–2024Arsenal Tula (loan) 30 (17)
2024– Hatayspor 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2025

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

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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]

On 12 July 2024, Okoronkwo signed a three-year contract with Hatayspor in Turkey. [7]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2022
ClubSeasonLeague Russian Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Krasnodar-2 2021–22 First League 4242
2022–23 2020
Total6262
Krasnodar 2021–22 Russian Premier League 2020
2022–23 102030
Total302050
Career total9220112

    Honours

    Individual

    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.
    7. "Hoş Geldin Jonathan Okoronkwo" [Welcome Jonathan Okoronkwo] (in Turkish). Hatayspor. 12 July 2024.