Frankline Okoye
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frankline Okoye Chinaecherem | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PK-35 | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KuPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | KuPS | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → KuFu-98 (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tammeka II | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tammeka | 27 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | IFK Mariehamn | 27 | (0) |
| 2022 | Jaro | 22 | (2) |
| 2023 | Umeå | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | PK-35 | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 | |||
Frankline Okoye Chinaecherem (born 6 May 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ykkösliiga club PK-35.
Club career
[edit]KuPS
[edit]On the last day of the January 2018 transfer market, Okoye joined Finnish club KuPS on a three-year deal, until the end of 2020.[2][3] Okoye played the 2018 season for KuPS' farm team, KuFu-98, who played in the Kakkonen. Okoye made 15 appearances for the team in the 2018 season.
Okoye's contract with KuPS was terminated by the end of the year.[4]
Tammeka
[edit]After leaving KuPS, Okoye went to Estonia and joined Tartu JK Tammeka on a trial period in the beginning of 2019. In February, it was reported, that Okoye wouldn't get a contract with the club.[5] However, one month later, in March 2019, it was confirmed that he had signed an official deal with the club.[4]
19-year old Okoye quickly became a key player for the club and made 27 league appearances in the 2019 season, 20 of the from start, and scored three goals.
IFK Mariehamn
[edit]In December 2019, Okoye returned to Finland to join Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn on trial.[6] On 2 January 2020, he signed a permanent deal until the end of 2021, with an option for one further year.[7][8]
Jaro
[edit]On 27 January 2022, he signed with Jaro for the 2022 season.[9]
Umeå
[edit]On 28 March 2023, Okoye signed a two-year contract with Umeå in Sweden.[10] After a disappointing stay, which saw just 61 minutes of playing time over two games, the club confirmed on June 12, 2023 that the parties had terminated the agreement by mutual consent.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Frankline Okoye at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Transfer Deadline Day Live Nigerian Players : Ejaria, Echiejile, Success, Shodipo, allnigeriasoccer.com, 31 January 2018
- ^ KuPSille uusi toppari Nigeriasta, savonsanomat.fi, 1 February 2018
- ^ a b Tammeka ja Okoye jõudsid kokkuleppele, Koskorit ei registreerita, soccernet.ee, 7 March 2019
- ^ Okoye Tammekaga ei liitu, Kurata saatus on veel lahtine, soccernet.ee, 10 February 2019
- ^ Ännu en mittback på test med IFK, nyan.ax, 12 December 2019
- ^ Mittback klar för IFK Mariehamn, alandsradio.ax, 2 January 2020
- ^ IFK Mariehamnin Frankline Okoye haki vauhtia Viron Premium Liigasta, veikkausliiga.com, 5 March 2020
- ^ "JARO SOPIMUKSEEN NIGERIALAISEN KESKUSPUOLUSTAJAN KANSSA" (Press release) (in Finnish). Jaro. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Frankline Okoye klar för Umeå FC" [Frankline Okoye ready for Umeå FC] (in Swedish). Umeå. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Frankline Okoye lämnar Umeå FC, ufc.se, 12 June 2023
External links
[edit]- Frankline Okoye at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Kakkonen players
- Esiliiga players
- Meistriliiga players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- SC Kuopio Futis-98 players
- Tartu JK Tammeka players
- IFK Mariehamn players
- FF Jaro players
- Umeå FC players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- PK-35 (men) players
- Ykkösliiga players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen