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 | Coventry City | ||
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) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:02, 5 March 2024 (UTC) |
Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu (born 8 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for 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]
In February 2024, he was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago team for the first time for two friendlies against Jamaica. [11] On 1 March 2024, he made his international debut, starting in a 1–0 loss. [12]
Obikwu is of Nigerian and Trinidadian descent. [13]
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 |
Career total | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 10 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |