Jaycee John Okwunwanne
![]() Jaycee John with Al Kharaitiyat in 2011 | |||
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 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Osaka Lagos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Al-Ahli | 25 | (23) |
2006–2008 | Muharraq | 30 | (29) |
2008–2009 | Mouscron | 47 | (12) |
2010 | Eskişehirspor | 21 | (4) |
2011 | Al Jahra | 14 | (6) |
2011–2014 | Al Kharitiyat | 48 | (17) |
2014–2015 | Al-Mesaimeer | 18 | (21) |
2015–2018 | Bangkok United | 48 | (33) |
2018 | Air Force United | 14 | (2) |
2019 | Felda United | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Bangkok United | 7 | (0) |
2020 | Khon Kaen United | 13 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Chonburi | 11 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2016 | Bahrain | 49 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 26 June 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2016 |
Jaycee John "JoJo" Okwunwanne (born 8 October 1985) is a Nigerian footballer who was naturalized to represent Bahrain internationally and plays as a striker. He started his youth career with Osaka Lagos and was coached by Nigerian exinternational Kingsley Osakwe.
A globetrotter, Thailand is 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 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.
International goals
- Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.[2]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 June 2007 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2. | 30 June 2007 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() |
3–3 | 3–5 | Friendly |
3. | 4 October 2007 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
4. | 2–0 | |||||
5. | 3–0 | |||||
6. | 21 October 2007 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | 23 March 2009 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | ![]() |
3–0 | 5–2 | Friendly |
8. | 9 September 2009 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9. | 29 November 2012 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
10. | 9 December 2012 | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 WAFF Championship |
11. | 15 December 2012 | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 WAFF Championship |
12. | 15 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
13. | 7 October 2016 | Philippine Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
14. | 2–0 |
References
- ^ "Jaycee John Okwunwanne transferred to Al Jahra". annaharkw.com.
- ^ "Okwunwanne, Jaycee John". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
External links
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- Jaycee John Okwunwanne at National-Football-Teams.com
- https://us.soccerway.com/players/jaycee-john-akwani/69489/
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