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Mark Nwokeji Personal information Full name Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji[1] Date of birth 30 January 1982 Place of birth London, England Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Havant & Waterlooville 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 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:45, 22 May 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji (born 30 January 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville.
Career
Born in London, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer.[2] 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.[3]
Nwokeji signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge from Isthmian Premier outfit Staines Town, where he was a prolific goalscorer, in May 2008.[4] He scored on his debut for the Daggers on 9 August 2008, in a 6–0 home win against Chester City.[5] 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 National side Luton Town on a two-month loan in order to regain match sharpness after his injury,[6] scoring his first goal for the club in the FA Cup against Rotherham United on 28 November 2009.[7] This was then extended to the end of the season on 13 January 2010, after he impressed Luton manager Richard Money.[8] His loan at the club ended on 7 May 2010.
On 9 June 2010, Nwokeji signed for AFC Wimbledon,[9] subject to scans on a recurrent cruciate ligament injury.[9]
In June 2011 he joined Havant & Waterlooville.[10]
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 9781845964740.
- ^ "Staines raid Swans for Mark". Non-League Daily. 2006-01-21. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=32492. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Staines loss is Daggers' gain". Non-League Daily. 2008-05-30. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=50306. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Dagenham snap up striker Nwokeji". BBC Sport. 2008-05-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/7427503.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Dag & Red 6-0 Chester". BBC Sport. 2008-08-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7541131.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Nwokeji joins Hatters". Sky Sports. 2009-11-12. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12955_5691424,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Rotherham 2 - 2 Luton". BBC Sport. 28 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8379495.stm. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Trio commit their futures". Luton Town F.C. 2010-01-13. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1930981,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ a b "Terry gets his man at last". AFC Wimbledon. 2010-06-09. http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news.php?Psection_id=2&Psub_section_id=1&Open=4997#4997. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ "Nwokeji Moves to Havant". Non-League Daily. 25 June 2011. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=76377. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
External links
- Mark Nwokeji player profile at the Dagenham & Redbridge website
- Mark Nwokeji career stats at Soccerbase
- Mark Nwokeji player profile at NonLeagueDaily.com
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Ilford
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Walton & Hersham F.C. players
- St Albans City F.C. players
- Staines Town F.C. players
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Leatherhead F.C. players
- Sportspeople from London
- Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
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