Jaycee John Okwunwanne

Jaycee John "JoJo" Okwunwanne (born 8 October 1985) is a Nigerian footballer who was naturalized to represent Bahrain internationally and plays as a striker. He started his youth career with Osaka Lagos and was coached by Nigerian exinternational Kingsley Osakwe.

Jaycee John
Jaycee John with Al Kharaitiyat in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jaycee John Okwunwanne
Date of birth (1985-10-08) October 8, 1985
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2000–2004 Osaka Lagos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Al-Ahli 25 (23)
2006–2008 Muharraq 30 (29)
2008–2009 Mouscron 47 (12)
2010 Eskişehirspor 21 (4)
2011 Al Jahra 14 (6)
2011–2014 Al Kharitiyat 48 (17)
2014–2015 Al-Mesaimeer 15 (19)
2015–2018 Bangkok United 48 (33)
2018 Air Force United 14 (2)
2019 Felda United 2 (0)
2019 Bangkok United 7 (0)
2020 Khon Kaen United 13 (2)
2020–2021 Chonburi 11 (3)
International career‡
2006–2016 Bahrain 49 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2016

A globetrotter, Thailand is the seventh country Okwunwanne has played in.

Career

Okwunwanne grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and played for Osaka Lagos. Aged 19, he moved to Bahrain. After a strong fifth season in Bahrain, he went to Belgium to play for Excelsior Mouscron in the top division where he played a solid role.

In December 2009, he became a free agent after his club R.E. Mouscron went into bankruptcy and had to release their players. He went over to sign a one-year contract in Turkey with Eskisehirspor in the Süper Lig.

In January 2011, he transferred to the Kuwaiti Premier League team Al Jahra.[1] Then he joined Qatari club Al Kharitiyat. In 2015, he joined Thai club Bangkok United after spells for Al Kharitiyat and Al-Mesaimeer.

International goals
Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 June 2007Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia United Arab Emirates2–22–2Friendly
2.30 June 2007Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam3–33–5Friendly
3.4 October 2007Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Singapore1–03–1Friendly
4.2–0
5.3–0
6.21 October 2007Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Malaysia3–04–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.23 March 2009Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Zimbabwe3–05–2Friendly
8.9 September 2009King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia1–12–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.29 November 2012Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Palestine2–02–0Friendly
10.9 December 2012Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait Yemen1–01–02012 WAFF Championship
11.15 December 2012Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait Saudi Arabia1–01–02012 WAFF Championship
12.15 January 2015Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia United Arab Emirates1–11–22015 AFC Asian Cup
13.7 October 2016Philippine Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines Philippines1–03–1Friendly
14.2–0

References
  1. "Jaycee John Okwunwanne transferred to Al Jahra". annaharkw.com.
  2. "Okwunwanne, Jaycee John". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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