Solomon Okoronkwo
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| Full name | Solomon Ndubisi Okoronkwo | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1987 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | |||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||
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Current team
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1. FC Saarbrücken | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| River Lane Youth Club | ||||||||||||
| Gabros International | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Gabros International | |||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Hertha BSC | 39 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2007 | → Rot-Weiss Essen (loan) | 15 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 14 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Aalesund | 12 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Pécsi MFC | 17 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2015 | SV Sandhausen | 12 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2015– | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2 | (0) | |||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2008– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) | |||||||||
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Medal record
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Solomon Ndubisi Okoronkwo (born 2 March 1987) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for 1. FC Saarbrücken and the Nigerian national team.
Career
He was discovered in 2004 by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman, who got his guardianship and took him to Hertha BSC. In October 2004, his agent recommended Okoronkwo to coach Samson Siasia and he was fundamental for Nigeria's U-20 qualifying for the African Youth Championship in Benin 2005. He was also on the Nigerian Under 23 team that won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1] Okoronkwo was called up for his first senior cap in October 2008 by Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu.[2]
On 28 January 2011, Okoronkwo moved to Aalesund in the Norwegian Premier League.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011 | Aalesund | Tippeligaen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Pécsi | OTP Bank Liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career Total | 41 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 7 | ||
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