.jpg) Okechukwu at the 2016 Olympics. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Azubuike Godson Okechukwu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Katsina, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Erzurumspor | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Bayelsa United | ||
| 2015–2018 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 83 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Pyramids FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | →İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Sivasspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Çaykur Rizespor | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Erzurumspor | 29 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U23 | |||
| 2016 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 | |||
Azubuike Godson Okechukwu (born 19 April 1997) is a Nigerian professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forTFF First League clubErzurumspor.
Born inKatsina, Okechukwu has played club football forBayelsa United andYeni Malatyaspor.[1][2]
On 19 August 2018, Okechukwu joinedEgyptian Premier League sidePyramids FC.[3]
In January 2019, he joinedÇaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 10 July 2019,İstanbul Başakşehir confirmed, that they had signed Okechukwu on a season-long loan deal.[5][6] He won theTurkish championship with the club.[7]
In August 2020, Okechukwu signed a permanent contract with İstanbul Başakşehir.[7] In July 2021 he moved on loan toSivasspor.[8] He moved on loan toYeni Malatyaspor in January 2022.[1]
After returning toÇaykur Rizespor on a permanent basis,[9] he signed forErzurumspor in August 2024.[10]
Okechukwu made his international debut for theNigeria national team in 2016,[2] and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]
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