Esther Okoronkwo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Abia State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UD Tenerife | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Foster Falcons | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Northeast Texas Eagles | ? | (28) |
| 2018–2021 | Lamar Lady Cardinals | 39 | (35) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Saint-Étienne | 27 | (7) |
| 2023– | UD Tenerife | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Nigeria | 15 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023.[4] | |||
Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo (born 27 March 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club UD Tenerife and the Nigeria women's national team.
Early life
[edit]Okoronkwo was born in Abia State and raised in Richmond, Texas, United States.[3]
College career
[edit]Okoronkwo has attended the John and Randolph Foster High School, the Northeast Texas Community College and the Lamar University.[5][3]
Club career
[edit]In June 2023, Okoronkwo joined Spanish Liga F club UD Tenerife.[6]
International career
[edit]Okoronkwo made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 as a 43rd-minute substitution in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.[7]
On 23 February 2022, she scored her first goal against Ivory Coast in a 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match in Ivory Coast, after receiving a pass from Michelle Alozie. The goal gave Nigeria a 1-0 away victory over the Ivory Coast and ensured qualification for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[8]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 February 2022 | Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 21 February 2023 | Estadio León, León, Mexico |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Women's Revelations Cup |
| 3. | 7 April 2023 | Marden Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey |  Haiti |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 30 November 2023 | Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria |  Cape Verde |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 5–0 | |||||
| 6. | 5 December 2023 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | Cape Verde |
1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 7. | 26 February 2024 | Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
References
[edit]- ^ "USWNT vs. Nigeria score: Goals from Christen Press and Lynn Williams seal three-game Summer Series sweep". 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Esther Okoronkwo at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Esther Okoronkwo - 2020 - Women's Soccer". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Esther Okoronkwo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Esther Okoronkwo - 2016 - Women's Soccer". Northeast Texas Community College Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "La UDG Tenerife ficha a Esther Okoronkwo" [UDG Tenerife signs Esther Okoronkwo] (in Spanish). Liga F. 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria - 2021-06-10 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Abia State
- Nigerian women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Nigeria women's international footballers
- Nigerian emigrants to the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- People from Richmond, Texas
- Sportspeople from Fort Bend County, Texas
- Soccer players from Texas
- American women's soccer players
- College women's soccer players in the United States
- Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer players
- American soccer players of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
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