Gabriel Okechukwu (born 28 August 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for on loan from Chabab Mohammédia Wydad AC as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Okechukwu | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Fukushima United FC (on loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 200?–2013 | Water FC Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Water FC | 17 | (19) |
| 2013 | → TEAP (loan) | 18 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | → St. George's (loan) | 12 | (13) |
| 2016 | Karpaty Lviv | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Akwa United | 16 | (9) |
| 2018– | Wydad Casablanca | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Chabab Mohammédia (loan) | ||
| 2021 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Fukushima United FC | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Nigeria U23 | 11 | (9) |
| 2018– | Nigeria | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 6 May 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Okechukwu is a product of Water FC Academy in Abuja. In February 2016 he signed a contract with Ukrainian club FC Karpaty.
Okechukwu was on the provisional squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but eventually did not play any games for this team. In May 2015 he was called up for the Nigeria national football team in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification to play against Chad national football team, but again he did not play in this match.[1]
In August 2018, Okechukwu joined Wydad Casablanca in Morocco.[2] After only seven appearances in the 2018-19 season and three in the 2019-20 season, he was loaned out to Chabab Mohammédia in January 2020.[3]
In January 2021, Nigerian forward joined Consadole Sapporo FC in Japan. Gabriel Okechukwu joins the J1 League club on a three-year-deal that will keep him at the club until 2024, in a deal worth €800,000[4]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 January 2018 | Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco |  Angola |
2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 2018 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 31 January 2018 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Sudan |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship |
References edit
- ^ Eagles pick non-league striker Okechukwu Gabriel
- ^ Wydad Casablanca Sign Super Eagles B Star Gabriel Okechukwu, busybuddiesng.com, 16 August 2018
- ^ Le Wydad recrute un ex-Rajaoui, m.le360.ma, 2 January 2020
- ^ Three year deal flies Super Eagles striker from Morocco to Japan, panafricanfootball.com/, 29 January 2021
- ^ "Okechukwu, Gabriel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
External links edit
- Gabriel Okechukwu at Soccerway
- Gabriel Okechukwu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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