Bryan Okoh
Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh (born 16 May 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer. He plays as centre back for 2. Liga club Liefering and for the UEFA Youth League team of FC Salzburg. He is born in the United States but plays for the Switzerland U21 national team.
_60.jpg) Bryan Okoh in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liefering | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | FC Espagnol Lausanne | ||
| 2016–2019 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Liefering | 44 | (2) |
| 2021– | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U15 | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021- | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2021 | |||
Career change
Okoh began his career with FC Espagnol Lausanne. 2016/17 he joined the youth team of FC Lausanne-Sport. 2019/20 he went to Austria and signed for FC Red Bull Salzburg.[1] He was transferred to the farm team FC Liefering. In August 2019 he played his first match for Liefering versus SV Lafnitz. 2021/22 he became part of the first team. He can also go on playing for Liefering.
National team change
He played for the Switzerland U15, U16, U17 and U21 national teams. In November 2021 he was part of the Switzerland national football team. During the training he suffered a Cruciate ligament tear and would not play for a year.[2]
Honours change
- Austrian Champion: 2022
- Austrian Cup: 2022
References change
- ↑ "Homepage FC Red Bull Salzburg". Archived from the original on 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ↑ Homepage FC Red Bull Salzburg
