Jaycee John Okwunwanne
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jaycee John Okwunwanne | ||
| Date of birth | October 8, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bangkok United | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000-2004 | Osaka Fc Lagos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Al-Ahli | 25 | (23) |
| 2006–2008 | Muharraq | 30 | (29) |
| 2008–2009 | Mouscron | 46 | (12) |
| 2010 | Eskişehirspor | 21 | (4) |
| 2011 | Al Jahra | 14 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Al Kharitiyat | 51 | (28) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Mesaimeer | 18 | (21) |
| 2015– | Bangkok United | 41 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Bahrain | 47 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07 August 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2015 | |||
Jaycee John Okwunwanne (born 8 October 1985 in Lagos), simply known as Jojo is a Nigerian footballer who was naturalized to represent Bahrain internationally. He started his youth career in national stadium Suruelere, Lagos, with Osaka football club, coach and manager by Nigerian ex international Kingsley Osakwe. As a striker, he plays for Thai Premier League side Bangkok United.
A globetrotter, Thailand is already the seventh country Okwunwanne has played in.
Career
Okwunwanne grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and played for Osaka Lagos. Aged 19, he moved to Bahrain. After a strong fifth season in Bahrain, he went to Belgium to play for Excelsior Mouscron in the top division of Belgium where he played a solid role.
In December 2009, he became a free-agent after his club R.E. Mouscron went into bankruptcy and had to release their players. He went over to sign a one-year contract in Turkey with Eskisehirspor in the Süper Lig.
In January 2011, he transferred to the Kuwaiti Premier League team Al Jahra.[1] Then he joined Qatari club Al Kharitiyat. In 2015, he joined Thai club Bangkok United after spells for Al Kharitiyat and Al-Mesaimeer.
Personal Life
He married his longtime sweetheart Rachael Okwunwanne.
References
- ^ "Jaycee John Okwunwanne transferred to Al Jahra". annaharkw.com.
External links
- Jaycee John Okwunwanne at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Igbo sportspeople
- Nigerian footballers
- Naturalized citizens of Bahrain
- Bahraini footballers
- Bahrain international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Nigerian expatriates in Bahrain
- Nigerian expatriates in Qatar
- Nigerian expatriates in Thailand
- R.E. Mouscron players
- Eskişehirspor footballers
- Konyaspor footballers
- Al Kharaitiyat SC players
- Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club players
- Bangkok United F.C. players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Süper Lig players
- Thai Premier League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Bahraini football biography stubs