Samuel Okolie

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Samuel Okolie
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-03-22) 22 March 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Australia
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Cambridge United
Youth career
–2024 Wingate & Finchley
2024– Cambridge United
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Seychelles 3 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:35, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

Samuel Okolie is a footballer who plays as a forward for the academy of EFL League Two club Cambridge United and the Seychelles national team.

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Club career

Based in Finchley, Okolie played for Wingate & Finchley as a youth. [1] [2] He joined the under-16 team of Cambridge United in 2024. After impressing team management during his first season, he was signed to a full scholarship and promoted to the under-18 team for the following year. [3]

International career

Okolie was born in Australia and is of Nigerian descent. [3] In 2025, he spent a month in training camp with the Seychelles national under-17 team and earned a senior call-up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Gabon and Kenya in September of that year. [4] [5] He made his senior international debut on 3 September 2025 in the match against Gabon. [6]

International career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2025 [6]
Seychelles national team
YearAppsGoals
202530
Total30

References

  1. "The 11 - November 2025 (in-depth)". League Football Education. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. "former youth player". Wingate & Finchley FC. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Eight New Scholars Welcomed into the Academy". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. "Seychelles picks Nigerian Cambridge scholar Okolie for 2026 World Cup qualifiers". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. "Samuel Okolie Receives Senior International Call-Up". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 September 2025.