Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 19 January 1998||
Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria [2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reggiana (on loan from Bologna) | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Abuja Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Bologna | 27 | (3) |
2018 | → Brescia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2019 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 28 | (8) |
2020 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2021 | → Reggina (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Cittadella (loan) | 20 | (7) |
2024– | → Reggiana (loan) | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Nigeria U17 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:08, 20 July 2018 (UTC) |
Orji Okwonkwo (born 19 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie B club Reggiana on loan from Bologna.
He signed for Bologna in August 2016. [4] On 20 November 2016, Okwonkwo made his debut in Serie A with Bologna in a victory against Palermo. [5] On 24 September 2017, Okwonkwo scored his first Serie A goal against Sassuolo. [6]
On 31 January 2018, Okwonkwo signed a loan contract with Brescia until 30 June 2018. [7]
On 12 February 2019, Okwonkwo signed a loan contract with the Montreal Impact until 31 December 2019. [8] On 24 January 2020, Montreal Impact re-acquired Okwonkwo on a loan with a purchase option at the end of the 2020 season. [9] He said he was looking forward to working with manager Thierry Henry. [10]
On 1 February 2021, Okwonkwo moved to Serie B side Reggina, on a loan deal until the end of the season. [11]
On 24 July 2021 he joined Cittadella on loan. [12]
On 20 June 2022, NADO Italia sanctioned Okwonkwo with a footballing ban until 24 February 2026, after Okwonkwo tested positive for the steroid clostebol during his loan spell at Cittadella. On 17 September 2022, FIFA's disciplinary committee extended the NADO Italia sanctions to have worldwide effect. [13] The ban was later reduced by two years, until 24 February 2024. [14]
Okwonkwo represented Nigeria under-17 at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, winning the tournament. [1] [16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bologna | 2016–17 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2017–18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Brescia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Montreal Impact (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
Career total | 68 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 12 |
Montreal Impact
Nigeria U17
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