Bryan Okoh
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 Okoh warming up for Red Bull Salzburg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | FC Espagnol Lausanne | ||
| 2016–2019 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 2019–2020 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | 44 | (2) |
| 2019– | FC Liefering (loan) | 57 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U15 | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021– | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh (born 16 May 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. Born in the United States, he represents Switzerland at youth international level.
Personal life
[edit]He was born in Houston, Texas, to Igbo Nigerian parents, but grew up in Switzerland.[2]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In 2010, Okoh began his career at FC Espagnol Lausanne, before moving to Lausanne-Sport in 2016. In 2019, he moved to the youth team of Red Bull Salzburg and has been playing in their feeder team of FC Liefering since 2019.[3]
FC Liefering
[edit]On 9 August 2019, he made his professional debut for FC Liefering in an away match against SV Lafnitz, ending in a 2–0 loss.[4]
International career
[edit]Okoh has represented Switzerland from under-15 to under-21 age group.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 25 September 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Austrian Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2. Liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 2. Liga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 3 | — | — | — | 57 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | ||
Honours
[edit]Red Bull Salzburg
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bryan Okoh.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bryan Okoh". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "These are Salzburg's new super-teens: Sesko, Okoh and Kjaergaard". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Young Swiss player joins Salzburg". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Lafnitz vs. Liefering - 9 August 2019". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Bryan Okoh - FC Salzburg Wiki". Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "A. Dedić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bryan Okoh.
- Profile at the FC Red Bull Salzburg website
- Bryan Okoh – UEFA competition record (archive)
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Swiss men's footballers
- American emigrants to Switzerland
- Swiss people of Nigerian descent
- American men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Houston
- American soccer players of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- 21st-century American sportsmen