Salas Okechukwu

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Salas Okechukwu
Personal information
Full name Salas Obasi Okechukwu
Date of birth (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Yola, Nigeria
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Levski Chepintsi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Chepinets Velingrad ? (?)
2009 Hebar Pazardzhik 11 (0)
2010 Levski Elin Pelin ? (?)
2010–2011 Oborishte ? (?)
2011–2013 Minyor Pernik 35 (2)
2014–2015 Oborishte 49 (10)
2016 Botev Ihtiman 13 (9)
2016–2018 Tsarsko Selo 40 (4)
2018 → Strumska Slava (loan) 7 (0)
2019 Nadezhda Dovroslavtsi ? (?)
2019–2020 Gigant Belene ? (?)
2020– Levski Chepintsi ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021

Salas Obasi Okechukwu (born 15 May 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Bulgarian Third league club Levski Chepintsi. [1]

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Career

In February 2008 Okechukwu joined Bulgarian third division side Chepinets Velingrad. [2]

On 23 October 2010 Okechukwu joined Oborishte Panagyurishte in fourth division. [3] On 18 June 2011 he scored goal and provided assist in the play-off for promotion to the Bulgarian V AFG, which helped Oborishte to a 4-0 victory over Rilski Sportist Samokov. [4]

After visiting Minyor Pernik on trial in June 2011, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 July. [5] Okechukwu made his A PFG debut on 6 August in a 1–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski, coming on as a substitute for Farès Brahimi.

In February 2018, Okechukwu was loaned from Tsarsko Selo to Bulgarian Second League rivals Strumska Slava. [6] He returned to his parent club at the end of the season. [7]

Career statistics

As of 20 June 2015
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Minyor Pernik 2011–12 17020–190
2012–13 18261–243
Minyor total35281–433
Oborishte 2013–1414300–143
2014–1522600–226
2015–1613110–141
Oborishte total491010–5010

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References

  1. ↑ "Salas Okechukwu Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ↑ "Трима нигерийци почват с Чепинец" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Африканска перла дебютира в А Окръжна" (in Bulgarian). bgfootball.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Оборище размаза Рилецо и влезе във "В" група" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg . Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  5. ↑ "Нигериец реве като дете при договор с Миньор" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Бившият наставник на Дунав пое тима на Царско село" (in Bulgarian). novini247.com. 6 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Струмска слава се раздели с четирима основни играчи" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 May 2018.
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