Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tito Odong Okello Lazarus | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 January 1996||
Place of birth | Gulu, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PSM Makassar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | SC Villa | 4 | (3) |
2013–2014 | BUL Jinja FC | 12 | (3) |
2014–2017 | African Lyon | 10 | (7) |
2017–2018 | KCCA FC | 13 | (5) |
2018 | Benfica de Macau | 11 | (9) |
2018–2020 | Vipers | 32 | (10) |
2020–2022 | Gor Mahia | 47 | (18) |
2022–2023 | Paykan | 18 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Kenya Police | ||
2024– | PSM Makassar | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | South Sudan | 23 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Tito Odong Okello Lazarus (born 7 January 1996) is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club PSM Makassar and the South Sudan national team. [3]
Okello made his debut for the South Sudan national football team on 10 October 2020 against Cameroon B. [4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 November 2020 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 23 March 2022 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Borg El Arab, Egypt | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3. | 3–1 | |||||
4. | 23 March 2023 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
5. | 12 September 2023 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
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