David Okereke
David Chidozie Okereke (born 29 August 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Cremonese.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Chidozie Okereke | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cremonese | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lavagnese | |||
| 2016 | Spezia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Spezia | 54 | (10) |
| 2018 | → Cosenza (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Club Brugge | 51 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | → Venezia (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2022– | Cremonese | 33 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019 | |||
Club career
Spezia
He made his professional debut in the Serie B for Spezia on 9 April 2016 in a game against Novara.[1] In 2018–19 season, he scored 10 goals and 12 assists in 33 games.
Club Brugge
On 9 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Club Brugge.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 May 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lavagnese | 2015–16 | Serie D | 3 | 1 | – | – | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Spezia | 2015–16 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Serie B | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 10 | |||
| Total | 54 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | ||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 5 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2019–20 | Pro League | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | 35 | 11 | |
| 2020–21 | Pro League | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 15 | ||
| Venezia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 7 | ||
| Cremonese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 48 | ||
References
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 9 April 2016.
- "David Okereke joins Club Brugge" (Press release). 9 July 2019.
- "Venezia sign Okereke". Football Italia. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- "Okereke nuovo calciatore della Cremonese" [OKEREKE NEW PLAYER OF CREMONESE]. U.S. Cremonese (in Italian). 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- Akawor, Izuchukwu (2022-07-28). "David Okereke to remain in Serie A with newly promoted Cremonese". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- "David Okereke test positief op Covid-19" (Press release) (in Dutch). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- David Okereke at Soccerway
- "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Lang nets as Club Brugge seal Belgian title". Football Oranje. 20 May 2021.
- "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
External links
- David Okereke at WorldFootball.net
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