Gabriel Okechukwu
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 | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Okechukwu | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Chabab Mohammédia (on loan from Wydad Casablanca) | ||
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) | ||
National team | |||
2015–2017 | Nigeria U23 | 11 | (9) |
2018– | Nigeria | 5 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:19, 6 May 2020 (UTC) |
Career
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]
International goals
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[4]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 28 January 2018 | Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco | 2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 2018 African Nations Championship | |
2. | 31 January 2018 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship |
References
- 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
- "Okechukwu, Gabriel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.