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Nigerian footballer
Salas Okechukwu
Personal information
Full name Salas Obasi Okechukwu
Date of birth (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Yola, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team Levski Chepintsi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Chepinets Velingrad ? (?)
2009 Hebar Pazardzhik 11 (0)
2010 Levski Elin Pelin ? (?)
2010–2011 Oborishte ? (?)
2011–2013 Minyor Pernik 35 (2)
2014–2015 Oborishte 49 (10)
2016 Botev Ihtiman 13 (9)
2016–2018 Tsarsko Selo 40 (4)
2018 → Strumska Slava (loan) 7 (0)
2019 Nadezhda Dovroslavtsi ? (?)
2019–2020 Gigant Belene ? (?)
2020– Levski Chepintsi ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021

Salas Obasi Okechukwu (born 15 May 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Bulgarian Third league club Levski Chepintsi.

Career

In February 2008 Okechukwu joined Bulgarian third division side Chepinets Velingrad.

On 23 October 2010 Okechukwu joined Oborishte Panagyurishte in fourth division. On 18 June 2011 he scored goal and provided assist in the play-off for promotion to the Bulgarian V AFG, which helped Oborishte to a 4-0 victory over Rilski Sportist Samokov.

After visiting Minyor Pernik on trial in June 2011, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 July. Okechukwu made his A PFG debut on 6 August in a 1–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski, coming on as a substitute for Farès Brahimi.

In February 2018, Okechukwu was loaned from Tsarsko Selo to Bulgarian Second League rivals Strumska Slava. He returned to his parent club at the end of the season.

Career statistics

As of 20 June 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Minyor Pernik 2011–12 17 0 2 0 – 19 0
2012–13 18 2 6 1 – 24 3
Minyor total 35 2 8 1 – 43 3
Oborishte 2013–14 14 3 0 0 – 14 3
2014–15 22 6 0 0 – 22 6
2015–16 13 1 1 0 – 14 1
Oborishte total 49 10 1 0 – 50 10

References

  1. "Salas Okechukwu Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. "Трима нигерийци почват с Чепинец" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  3. "Африканска перла дебютира в А Окръжна" (in Bulgarian). bgfootball.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  4. "Оборище размаза Рилецо и влезе във "В" група" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  5. "Нигериец реве като дете при договор с Миньор" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  6. "Бившият наставник на Дунав пое тима на Царско село" (in Bulgarian). novini247.com. 6 February 2018.
  7. "Струмска слава се раздели с четирима основни играчи" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 May 2018.

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