Esther Okoronkwo

Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo (born 27 March 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Saint-Étienne and the Nigeria women's national team.

Esther Okoronkwo
Personal information
Full name Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-27) 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
 Saint-Étienne
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- Saint-Étienne 18 (4)
International career‡
2021– Nigeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:25, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021.[4]

Early life

Okoronkwo was born in Abia State and raised in Richmond, Texas, United States.[3]

College career

Okoronkwo has attended the John and Randolph Foster High School, the Northeast Texas Community College and the Lamar University.[5][3]

International career

Okoronkwo made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 as a 43rd-minute substitution in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.[6]

On 21 February 2023, she scored her first goal against Costa Rica in 2023 Women's Revelations Cup in Mexico.

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 February 2023Estadio León, León, Mexico Costa Rica1–01–02023 Women's Revelations Cup
2.7 April 2023Marden Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey Haiti1–02–1Friendly

References
  1. "USWNT vs. Nigeria score: Goals from Christen Press and Lynn Williams seal three-game Summer Series sweep". Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. Esther Okoronkwo at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. "Esther Okoronkwo - 2020 - Women's Soccer". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. "Esther Okoronkwo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. "Esther Okoronkwo - 2016 - Women's Soccer". Northeast Texas Community College Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria - 2021-06-10 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.


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