He is the son of the Nigerian-born former Maltese international footballer Chucks Nwoko.[2]
Club career
In July 2014, Nwoko was linked with a possible transfer to English clubs Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace.[3] He moved from St. Andrews to Valletta in June 2017.[2] In July 2021, he was linked with a move to NIFL Premiership side Linfield.[1] Following a transfer fee being agreed between the two clubs, the transfer was held up over obtaining a work permit under new Brexit regulations.[4] On 27 July 2021, Valletta announced that they had agreed a deal with League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic for Nwoko to move on a 6-month loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent.[5] The transfer was completed on 28 July 2021,[6] with Nwoko becoming the second striker to sign for the club on that day, after Reading's Nahum Melvin-Lambert.[7] Nwoko made his debut for the club on 30 July 2021, coming off the bench in the 87th minute of the Dublin derby away to Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.[8] On 28 November 2021 Nwoko was an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.[9] On 31 August 2022, Nwoko returned to football after 9 months out of the game, returning to Malta and signing for Floriana.[10] On 27 January 2023, he signed for Saint Lucia on loan until the end of the season.[11] On 1 January 2025, Nwoko signed for Sliema Wanderers on a permanent basis.[12]
International career
He made two appearances for Malta at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[13] He made his senior national team debut in November 2017 in the 0–3 defeat against Estonia.[14] On 23 March 2019, Nwoko scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Faroe Islands, as Malta won their first competitive home match in 13 years.[15] In January 2022, Nwoko accused the Malta national team selectors of 'unfair' treatment over not being selected for the team allegedly due to his refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine when the squad were asked to take a Johnson & Johnson vaccine in May 2021 ahead of their departure to a training camp in Austria.[16] In November 2022, Nwoko returned to the national team, accepting his call up for the friendly games against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.[17]
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