Personal information | |||
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Full name | Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Brent, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City (on loan from Coventry City) | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Harefield United | |||
2021–2023 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
2024 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2024–2025 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 19 | (7) |
2025– | → Lincoln City (loan) | 2 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:38, 20 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:46, 10 September 2025 (UTC) |
Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu (born 8 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Lincoln City on loan from EFL Championship side Coventry City. Born in England, he represents Trinidad and Tobago at international level.
After playing for Harefield United's under-18 team, he signed for Coventry City, [3] mainly playing for their under-21 team, [4] before signing his first professional contract in July 2023. [5]
Obikwu signed on loan for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in January 2024 until the end of the season. [6] [7] He scored his first professional senior goal in a 1–1 draw away to Sutton United on 9 March 2024. [8]
He returned on loan to Grimsby Town on 30 August 2024 until the end of the 2024–25 season. [9] [10]
On 1 September 2025 he joined League One club Lincoln City on loan for the duration of the 2025–26 season. [11] [12] He made his debut on 13 September when he came off the bench to replace James Collins in a 1–0 victory away to Burton Albion. [13] He scored his first goal for Lincoln City in the following game, scoring the second goal in a 3–1 win against Luton Town. [14]
In February 2024, he was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago team for the first time for two friendlies against Jamaica. [15] On 1 March 2024, he made his international debut, starting in a 1–0 loss. [16]
Obikwu is of Nigerian and Trinidadian descent. [17]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 22 | 7 |
Lincoln City (loan) | 2025–26 | League One | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Career total | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 11 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |