Jaycee John with Al Kharaitiyat in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jaycee John Okwunwanne | ||
Date of birth | (1985-10-08) October 8, 1985 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 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 | 15 | (19) |
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) |
International career | |||
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. 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.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 June 2007 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | United Arab Emirates | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2. | 30 June 2007 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 3–3 | 3–5 | Friendly |
3. | 4 October 2007 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Singapore | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
4. | 2–0 | |||||
5. | 3–0 | |||||
6. | 21 October 2007 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Malaysia | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | 23 March 2009 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Zimbabwe | 3–0 | 5–2 | Friendly |
8. | 9 September 2009 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9. | 29 November 2012 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | Palestine | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
10. | 9 December 2012 | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait | Yemen | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 WAFF Championship |
11. | 15 December 2012 | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 WAFF Championship |
12. | 15 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia | United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
13. | 7 October 2016 | Philippine Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines | 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
- Jaycee John Okwunwanne at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jaycee John Okwunwanne at Soccerway
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