Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Ikechukwu Jonathan Orakpo [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier (on loan from Nice) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Bako | |||
2022–2024 | VOE Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Nice | 4 | (0) |
2025– | → Montpellier (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:54, 26 August 2024 (UTC) |
Victor Ikechukwu Jonathan Orakpo (born 14 January 2006) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Montpellier, on loan from Ligue 1 club Nice.
Orakpo is a product of FC Bako, before moving to the VOE Football Academy who was part of the Bayern Munich academy international network. [3] On 31 January 2024, he transferred to Ligue 1 club Nice until 2027. [4] He made his senior debut with Nice as a substitute in a 2–1 Ligue 1 loss to Auxerre on 18 August 2024. On 26 August 2024, he extended his contract with Nice until 2028. [5]
Orakpo was the MVP for the Nigeria U20s at the 2022 FC Bayern Youth Cup, with 6 goals. [6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nice | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |