User:GiantSnowman/Daniel Okwute
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Okwuy Okwute[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerry | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Killarney Celtic | |||
| Kerry | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Warrington Rylands 1906 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Finn Harps (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2023– | Kerry | 38 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:23, 16 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Okwuy Okwute (born 25 September 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Kerry, as a striker.
Career
[edit]Okwute grew up in Killarney and joined Killarney Celtic at the age of 11, and started playing for Kerry at the under-16 level.[2][3] He signed for English club Stockport County in September 2022,[4][5][6] being on the bench for the first-team.[7]
He moved on loan to Warrington Rylands 1906 in January 2023,[8][9] and to Finn Harps in February 2023.[10]
He signed for Kerry on a permanent basis in July 2023.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Ireland, Okwute has a Nigerian father and a South African mother.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ GiantSnowman/Daniel Okwute at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Daniel Okwute has high hopes - Killarney Advertiser". 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Hugely positive weekend for Kerry FC underage sides". independent.
- ^ "Exciting young forward joins from Kerry". Stockport County. 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Stockport sign defender Hussey and forward Okwute" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Kerry FC player Daniel Okwute signs for English League Two side Stockport County". independent.
- ^ "Kerry star Daniel Okwute may feature for Stockport in FA Cup 3rd round replay". independent.
- ^ "The two new signings in Warrington Rylands' squad for Liversedge's visit". Warrington Guardian.
- ^ "Warrington Rylands | Appearances | Okwuy Okwute | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ O'Hehir, Paul (10 February 2023). "Finn Harps sign Stockport County duo Daniel Okwute and Ellis Farrar". Irish Mirror.
- ^ "Kerry FC sign striker Daniel Okwute from Stockport County". Independent.ie. 14 July 2023.
- ^ Team, Extratime. "Daniel Okwute returns to Kerry from Stockport County". extratime.com.