Jay-Jay Okocha

Jay-Jay Okocha is a Nigerian footballer, born on 14 August 1973 in Enugu, Nigeria. Okocha plays as an attacking midfielder. Okocha has scored 115 goals in 562 games for club and country and has won 5 trophies.

Okocha's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions489101
Nigeria7314
Total562115

Goals per game: 0.20.

Okocha's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 5
  • Domestic cups: 1
  • Other international club trophies: 1
  • Trophies with Nigeria: 2
  • Individual awards: 9

Paris Saint-Germain

  • Trophée des Champions: 1 (1998)
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1 (2001)

Nigeria U23

  • Olympic Gold medal: 1 (1996)

Nigeria

  • Africa Cup of Nations: 1 (1994)
  • Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1 (1995)

Individual

  • Goal of the Year (Germany): 1 (1993)
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (Reserve): 1 (1998)
  • Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year: 1 (2002–03)
  • Premier League Player of the Month: 1 (2003)
  • BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2 (2003, 2004)
  • Africa Cup of Nations Best Player: 1 (2004)
  • IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 1 (2021)
  • FIFA 100: 1

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1990–1992: Borussia Neunkirchen, 35 games, 7 goals
  2. 1992–1996: Eintracht Frankfurt, 90 games, 18 goals
  3. 1996–1998: Fenerbahçe, 62 games, 30 goals
  4. 1998–2002: Paris Saint-Germain, 84 games, 12 goals
  5. 2002–2006: Bolton Wanderers, 124 games, 14 goals
  6. 2006–2007: Qatar, 41 games, 6 goals
  7. 2007–2008: Hull City, 18 games, 0 goals
  8. 2012: Durgapur Vox Champions, 0 games, 0 goals

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