| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leatherhead | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 1998–1999 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Chesham United | 11 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Walton & Hersham | 75 | (22) |
| 2006 | St Albans City | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Staines Town | 75 | (45) |
| 2008–2010 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 16 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Luton Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2011 | Havant & Waterlooville | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Staines Town | 30 | (7) |
| 2012 | Kingstonian | ||
| 2012 | → Merstham (loan) | ||
| 2013–2014 | St Albans City | 25 | (3) |
| 2014 | Chesham United | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Leatherhead | 26 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 4 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji (born 30 January 1982) is an English footballer.[2]
Career
Born in Manchester, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer.[3] His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United, Ware, St Albans City and Staines Town. Whilst with Staines on a part-time basis, Nwokeji studied as a law student.[4]
Nwokeji signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge from Isthmian Premier outfit Staines Town, where he was a prolific goalscorer, in May 2008.[5] He scored on his debut for the Daggers on 9 August 2008, in a 6–0 home win against Chester City.[6] He went on to make 20 appearances for Dagenham in all competitions in the 2008–09 season, scoring five times, before suffering a serious knee ligament injury in January 2009 that ruled him out for nine months.
On 12 November 2009, Nwokeji signed for Conference Premier side Luton Town on a two-month loan in order to regain match sharpness after his injury,[7] scoring his first goal for the club in the FA Cup against Rotherham United on 28 November 2009.[8] This was then extended to the end of the season on 13 January 2010, after he impressed Luton manager Richard Money.[9] His loan at the club ended on 7 May 2010.
On 9 June 2010, Nwokeji signed for AFC Wimbledon,[10] subject to scans on a recurrent cruciate ligament injury.[10]
In June 2011, he joined Havant & Waterlooville.[11] However, having failed to secure a first-team spot, making only four appearances, Nwokeji left Havant in September 2011. Later during the 2011–12 season, he rejoined Staines Town. In the summer of 2012, Nwokeji joined Kingstonian.
References
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ "Leatherhead | Appearances | Mark Nwokeji | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Staines raid Swans for Mark". Non-League Daily. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Staines loss is Daggers' gain". Non-League Daily. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Dagenham snap up striker Nwokeji". BBC Sport. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Dag & Red 6–0 Chester". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Nwokeji joins Hatters". Sky Sports. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Rotherham 2–2 Luton". BBC Sport. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Trio commit their futures". Luton Town F.C. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Terry gets his man at last". AFC Wimbledon. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Nwokeji Moves to Havant". Non-League Daily. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
External links
- Mark Nwokeji player profile at the Dagenham & Redbridge website
- Mark Nwokeji at Soccerbase
- Mark Nwokeji player profile at NonLeagueDaily.com
- Mark Nwokeji at Soccerway
