| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nancy (on loan from Nice) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Bako | |||
| 2022–2024 | VOE Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Nice | 4 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Montpellier (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Montpellier II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Nancy (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Nigeria U20 | 4 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:08, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 French Ligue 2 club Nancy on loan from 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]
On 2 February 2026, Orakpo joined Nancy in Ligue 2 on loan. [6]
Orakpo was the MVP for the Nigeria U20s at the 2022 FC Bayern Youth Cup, with six goals. [7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||