Salas Okechukwu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salas Obasi Okechukwu | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitosha Bistritsa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Chepinets Velingrad | ? | (?) |
| 2009 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Levski Elin Pelin | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2011 | Oborishte | ? | (?) |
| 2011–2013 | Minyor Pernik | 35 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Oborishte | 49 | (10) |
| 2016– | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2016. | |||
Salas Obasi Okechukwu (born 15 May 1989), is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Bulgarian club Vitosha Bistritsa.[1]
Career
Early career
In February 2008 Okechukwu joined Bulgarian third division side Chepinets Velingrad.[2]
On 23 October 2010 Okechukwu joined Oborishte Panagyurishte in fourth division.[3] On 18 June 2011 he scored goal and provided assist in the play-off for promotion to the Bulgarian V AFG, which helped Oborishte to a 4-0 victory over Rilski Sportist Samokov.[4]
Minyor Pernik
After visiting Minyor Pernik on trial in June 2011, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 July.[5] Okechukwu made his A PFG debut on 6 August in a 1–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski, coming on as a substitute for Farès Brahimi.
Career statistics
- As of 20 June 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Minyor Pernik | 2011–12 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 24 | 3 | ||||||
| Minyor total | 35 | 2 | 8 | 1 | – | 43 | 3 | ||||||
| Oborishte | 2013–14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 3 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 6 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Oborishte total | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 9 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Salas Okechukwu Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ "Трима нигерийци почват с Чепинец" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ↑ "Африканска перла дебютира в А Окръжна" (in Bulgarian). bgfootball.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ↑ "Оборище размаза Рилецо и влезе във "В" група" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ↑ "Нигериец реве като дете при договор с Миньор" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
External links
- Salas Okechukwu profile at Soccerway
- Profile at sportal.bg