Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chidinma Nkeruka Okeke | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 11 August 2000||
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) |
*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]
In 2016, Okeke represented Nigeria women's national U-17 football team at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [3]
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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]
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In October 2023, she signed for MyNavi Sendai.
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