Anthony Okpotu

Anthony Okpotu
Personal information
Date of birth	3 March 1994
Place of birth	Makurdi, Nigeria
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Qatar
Number	7
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Anthony Okpotu (born 3 March 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar SC and the Nigerian national team.

Club career

Born in Makurdi, Okpotu spent his early club football with Lobi Stars and Al-Ittihad Tripoli.[1][2] In April 2018 he had a trial at Danish club Brøndby.[3] He joined Morocco side Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi in July 2018.[4] On 31 January 2019, Okpotu was loaned out to Albanian club KF Laçi.[5]

On 10 October 2020, he signed for Qatari club Qatar SC.[6]

Okpotu made his international debut for Nigeria in 2018.[1]

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994
Place of birth	Makurdi, Nigeria
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Qatar
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Lobi Stars
2013–2014	Al-Ittihad Tripoli
2015–2018	Lobi Stars
2018–2019	Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi	1	(0)
2019	→ Laçi (loan)	10	(1)
2019–2020	US Monastir	25	(13)
2020–	Qatar	8	(4)
National team^‡
2018–	Nigeria	6	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2018 (UTC)