Paschal Okoli
Paschal Onyedika Okoli (born 17 October 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club NK Čelik Zenica.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paschal Onyedika Okoli | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Čelik Zenica | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Bursaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Bursaspor | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bursaspor U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Čelik Zenica (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Bursaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Čelik Zenica | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2019 | |||
Club career
Early career
Okoli signed his first professional contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Bursaspor on 14 July 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with Bursaspor in a 2–1 league loss to Galatasaray on 24 September 2017.[2]
While at the club, Okoli also played for the U21 team of Bursaspor, making 5 appearances and scoring one goal.
From February to June 2018, he was loaned out to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club NK Čelik Zenica.[3] He played 7 matches for Čelik and scored one goal in that period.
After coming back to Bursaspor in June 2018, Okoli didn't make a single appearance in the 2018–19 Süper Lig season, and in February 2019, he left Bursaspor.
Čelik Zenica
On 18 February 2019, shortly after leaving Bursaspor, Okoli returned to and signed for Čelik Zenica.[4]
He made his debut for Čelik on 2 March 2019, in a 1–1 league draw against FK Tuzla City.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2019[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bursaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Čelik Zenica (loan) | 2017–18 | Bosnian Premier League | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Bursaspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Čelik Zenica | 2018–19 | Bosnian Premier League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
References
- Bursaspor. "Bursaspor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi". www.bursaspor.org.tr. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- "BURSASPOR GALATASARAY A.Ş. - Match Details TFF". www.tff.org.
- A. Pašić (28 February 2018). "Novo pojačanje Čelika dolazi iz Bursaspora" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- S.Mlaćo (18 February 2019). "Zeničani se pojačali: Okoli potpisao za NK Čelik" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Tuzla City vs Čelik Zenica". Soccerway.com. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Paschal Okoli at Soccerway
External links
- Paschal Okoli at the Turkish Football Federation
- Paschal Okoli at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)