Francis Okoronkwo
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Okereke Okoronkwo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 2004 | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Salford City (on loan from Everton) | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sunderland | |||
2021–2024 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2024– | → Salford City (loan) | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:08, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
Francis Okereke Okoronkwo (born 18 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays for Salford City, on loan from Everton, as a forward.
Career
[edit]Okoronkwo began his career with Sunderland,[2] moving to Everton for £1 million in 2021.[3] He signed a new contract with Everton in November 2023,[4][5] and signed on loan for Salford City in August 2024.[6][7] He scored on his debut, in a 1–0 home victory against MK Dons on 2 September 2024.[8][9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 October 2024[10]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton U21 | 2022–23[11] | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
2023–24[12] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2024–25[13] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||
Salford City (loan) | 2024–25[13] | League Two | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Career total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League - Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Francis Okoronkwo: The mystery player celebrating Sunderland Wembley win revealed".
- ^ "£1m-rated former Sunderland teenager joins Salford City on loan after Everton pre-season".
- ^ O'Neill, Connor (14 November 2023). "Everton transfer news - Archie Gray linked, Amadou Onana injury latest". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ McCarthy, Rob (8 November 2023). "Exclusive: Everton fight off several suitors to tie highly-rated striker down to new long-term contract". TEAMtalk.
- ^ FC, Salford City (30 August 2024). "Loan agreed for young striker". Salford City FC.
- ^ "Salford sign Kylian Kouassi, Francis Okoronkwo, Haji Mnoga and Hakeem Adelakun". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Francis Okoronkwo gets first pro goal in Salford City win". EFL. 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Salford 1-0 MK Dons: Frankie Okoronkwo earns Karl Robinson's side first league win of season". Sky Sports.
- ^ Francis Okoronkwo at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.