Patrick Okonkwo

Patrick Okonkwo (born April 23, 1998) is an American and Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Chattaooga Red Wolves in the USL League One.

Patrick Okonkwo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Centre-Forward
Club information
Current team
 Chattaooga Red Wolves
Number 46
Youth career
2014–2016 Georgia United
2016–2017 Atlanta United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Charleston Battery 3 (0)
2018–2019 Atlanta United 0 (0)
2018 → Charleston Battery (loan) 23 (5)
2019 → Atlanta United 2 (loan) 16 (2)
2020– Chattaooga Red Wolves 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2020

Early life

Okonkwo was born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised by his Aunt and Uncle, before moving to Jamaica and later to the United States where he was adopted by a family in Suwanee, Georgia in 2013.[1][2]

Professional career

On June 17, 2017 it was announced that Okonkwo would sign with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United as a Home Grown Player at the beginning of the 2018 season.[3]

In August 2017, Okonkwo signed with United Soccer League side Charleston Battery, the USL affiliate of Atlanta United and a club he'd spent time with in 2016,[4] until the end of their 2018 season. While on loan from Atlanta United, Okonkwo scored six goals for the Charleston Battery during the club's 2018 campaign.[5]

Okonkwo was waived by Atlanta at the end of their 2019 season.[6]

On September 10, 2020, Okonkwo joined USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.[7]

References
  1. "Behind the Stripes: Patrick Okonkwo | Atlanta United FC". atlutd.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  2. "Your Everyday Hero Contest Winner Sue and Gavin Morton". Values.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. "Atlanta United FC sign three Homegrown players for 2018 season". MLSsoccer.com. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  4. "Four ATLUTD youngsters make Battery debuts". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  5. "Patrick Okonkwo statistics history, goals, assists, game log - Atlanta United II". www.fctables.com.
  6. "Atlanta United exercise contract options on Julian Gressel, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez | MLSsoccer.com".
  7. Publicist, Staff (September 10, 2020). "Chattanooga Signs Former Atlanta United Player Patrick Okonkwo". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.