| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chidinma Nkeruka Okeke | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MyNavi Sendai | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Robo | ||
| 2019–2021 | Madrid CFF | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. | ||
| 2023- | MyNavi Sendai | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2020 | |||
Chidinma Nkeruka Okeke (born 11 August 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for MyNavi Sendai. She was formerly at FC Robo in the Nigeria Women Premier League, and has also played for the Nigeria women's national football team. She was part of the Nigerian team that won the 2019 WAFU Women's Cup in Ivory Coast.[2]
Career
In 2016, Okeke represented Nigeria women's national U-17 football team at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3]
In 2017, she lost to Rasheedat Ajibade in the women's division finals of Nigeria Freestyle Football competition.[4]
In July 2018, she was named by Coach Christopher Danjuma in the final squad-list of Nigeria women's national under-20 football team for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[5]
At the 2019 WAFU Women's Cup, Okeke was on the scoresheet as Nigerian team defeated Niger to qualify for the semi-finals.[6]
She was also included in the Nigerian squad for 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
In August 2019, she signed for Madrid CFF in Spanish Primera División, and made her first team debut in a win against Real Betis on 8 September 2019.
In October 2023, she signed for MyNavi Sendai.
References
- ↑ "Chidinma Okeke". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Falcons edge Ivory Coast on penalties to win first WAFU Cup". The Cable. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Nigeria names squad for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". 1 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "McCarthy Obanor, Rasheedat Ajibade emerge Nigeria Freestyle Football Champions". Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Danjuma picks final squad for FIFA U-20 Women World Cup". Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ Steve, Dede (12 May 2019). "Super Falcons thrash Niger 15–0 to reach semifinals of 2019 WAFU Women's Cup". Pulse. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Evelyn Nwabuoku and Chidinma Okeke top surprise names on Nigeria's Women's World Cup squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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