Kelechi Okoye

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Kelechi Okoye
Personal information
Full name Kelechi Okoye-Ahaneku
Date of birth (1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rangdajied United
Number 28
Youth career
Mighty Jets
Gombe United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000 Gombe United
2001–2002 Heartland F.C.
2003–2004 Lobi Stars
2004–2009 JUTH FC
2010–11 Shillong Lajong FC 44 (16)
2013–present Rangdajied United
International career
Nigeria U20
2001 Nigeria [1] 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kelechi Okoye-Ahaneku (born 28 May 1984) is a Nigerian football player, who last played for Rangdajied United in the I-League 2nd Division in India. [2]

International career

He was the Captain of the Nigeria national under-20 football team in 2004 and represented the Super Eagles. [3]

Notes

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Okoye, Kelechi". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. "A.R Hima sign three players, 2 with I-League experience". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. SLFC profile

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