Anthony Okpotu
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Makurdi, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Lobi Stars | ||
2013–2014 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
2015–2018 | Lobi Stars | ||
2018–2019 | Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → Laçi (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2019–2020 | US Monastir | 25 | (13) |
2020–2022 | Qatar | 32 | (7) |
2022–2023 | Al Masry | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Al-Ain | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Nigeria | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:59, 31 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2018 (UTC) |
Anthony Okpotu (born 3 March 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Ain and the Nigerian national team.
Club career
Born in Makurdi, Okpotu spent his early club football with Lobi Stars and Al-Ittihad Tripoli.[1][2] In April 2018 he had a trial at Danish club Brøndby.[3] He joined Morocco side Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi in July 2018.[4] On 31 January 2019, Okpotu was loaned out to Albanian club KF Laçi.[5]
On 10 October 2020, he signed for Qatari club Qatar SC.[6]
On 28 July 2023, Okpotu joined Saudi First Division side Al-Ain.[7]
International career
Okpotu made his international debut for Nigeria in 2018.[1]
Honours
- Nigeria Professional Football League Top scorer: 2017 (19 goals)[2]
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Top scorer: 2019 (14 goals)[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Anthony Okpotu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Okpotu seeks for space among stars". The Guardian Nigeria. 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Truppen til dagens Reserveligakamp mod FCK" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Ed Dove (12 July 2018). "NPFL goal king Anthony Okpotu moves to Difaa El Jadida". ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Anthony Okpotu at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ القطرية, العرب (23 October 2020). "نادي قطر يتعاقد مع المهاجم النيجيري انتوني اوكبوتو". العرب القطرية (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "المهاجم النيجيري أنتوني أوكبوتو ، عيناويا".
- ^ "جدول ترتيب هدافين الدوري التونسي 2019/2020". جدول. 7 August 2019.
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