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Nigerian footballer
David Okereke
Personal information
Full name David Chidozie Okereke
Date of birth (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Gaziantep (on loan from Cremonese)
Number 77
Youth career
Lavagnese
2016 Spezia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Spezia 54 (10)
2018 → Cosenza (loan) 24 (4)
2019–2022 Club Brugge 51 (13)
2021–2022 → Venezia (loan) 32 (7)
2022– Cremonese 50 (9)
2024 → Torino (loan) 9 (0)
2024– → Gaziantep (loan) 8 (3)
International career
2019 Nigeria U23 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019

David Chidozie Okereke (born 29 August 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Gaziantep on loan from Italian Serie B club Cremonese.

Club career

Spezia

He made his professional debut in the Serie B for Spezia on 9 April 2016 in a game against Novara. In 2018–19 season, he scored 10 goals and 12 assists in 33 games.

Club Brugge

On 9 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Club Brugge.

Venezia (loan)

On 12 August 2021, Okereke joined newly promoted Serie A club Venezia on a season-long loan with an option to make the transfer permanent.

Cremonese

On 28 July 2022, Okereke joined Cremonese, on a three-year contract for a reported fee of €10 million.

Torino (loan)

On 1 February 2024, Okereke moved to Torino on loan with an option to buy.

Personal life

On 15 September 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lavagnese 2015–16 Serie D 3 1 – – — 3 1
Spezia 2015–16 Serie B 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2016–17 Serie B 14 0 3 1 – – 17 1
2017–18 Serie B 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
2018–19 Serie B 31 10 2 0 – – 33 10
Total 54 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 59 11
Cosenza (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 24 4 2 1 – – 26 5
Club Brugge 2019–20 Pro League 22 9 4 2 9 0 – 35 11
2020–21 Pro League 28 4 2 0 5 0 – 35 4
2021–22 Pro League 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Total 51 13 6 2 14 0 0 0 71 15
Venezia (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 32 7 1 0 – – 33 7
Cremonese 2022–23 Serie A 33 7 5 2 – – 38 9
2023–24 Serie B 15 2 2 0 — — 17 2
Total 48 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 55 11
Career total 212 44 21 6 14 0 0 0 247 50

Honours

Club Brugge

References

  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 9 April 2016.
  2. "David Okereke joins Club Brugge" (Press release). 9 July 2019.
  3. "Venezia sign Okereke". Football Italia. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. "Okereke nuovo calciatore della Cremonese" [OKEREKE NEW PLAYER OF CREMONESE]. U.S. Cremonese (in Italian). 2022-07-28. Archived from the original on 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. Akawor, Izuchukwu (2022-07-28). "David Okereke to remain in Serie A with newly promoted Cremonese". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. "OKEREKE AL TORO" [OKEREKE AT TORO] (in Italian). Torino. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. "David Okereke test positief op Covid-19" (Press release) (in Dutch). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. David Okereke at Soccerway
  9. "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. "Lang nets as Club Brugge seal Belgian title". Football Oranje. 20 May 2021.
  11. "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.

External links

Gaziantep F.K. – current squad
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