| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Abia State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | UD Tenerife | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Foster Falcons | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Northeast Texas Eagles | ? | (28) |
| 2018–2021 | Lamar Lady Cardinals | 39 | (35) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Saint-Étienne | 27 | (7) |
| 2023– | UD Tenerife | 8 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2021– | Nigeria | 15 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023. | |||
Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo (born 27 March 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club UD Tenerife and the Nigeria women's national team.
Early life
Okoronkwo was born in Abia State and raised in Richmond, Texas, United States.
College career
Okoronkwo has attended the John and Randolph Foster High School, the Northeast Texas Community College and the Lamar University.
Club career
In June 2023, Okoronkwo joined Spanish Liga F club UD Tenerife.
International career
Okoronkwo made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 as a 43rd-minute substitution in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.
On 23 February 2022, she scored her first goal against Ivory Coast in a 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match in Ivory Coast, after receiving a pass from Michelle Alozie. The goal gave Nigeria a 1-0 away victory over the Ivory Coast and ensured qualification for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 February 2022 | Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 21 February 2023 | Estadio León, León, Mexico |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Women's Revelations Cup |
| 3. | 7 April 2023 | Marden Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey |  Haiti |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 30 November 2023 | Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria |  Cape Verde |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 5–0 | |||||
| 6. | 5 December 2023 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | Cape Verde |
1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 7. | 26 February 2024 | Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
References
- "USWNT vs. Nigeria score: Goals from Christen Press and Lynn Williams seal three-game Summer Series sweep". 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- Esther Okoronkwo at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Esther Okoronkwo - 2020 - Women's Soccer". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- "Esther Okoronkwo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- "Esther Okoronkwo - 2016 - Women's Soccer". Northeast Texas Community College Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- "La UDG Tenerife ficha a Esther Okoronkwo" [UDG Tenerife signs Esther Okoronkwo] (in Spanish). Liga F. 1 June 2023.
- "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria - 2021-06-10 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Abia State
- Nigerian women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Nigeria women's international footballers
- Nigerian emigrants to the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- People from Richmond, Texas
- Sportspeople from Fort Bend County, Texas
- Soccer players from Texas
- American women's soccer players
- College women's soccer players in the United States
- Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer players
- African-American soccer players
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
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