Full name Jaycee John Okwunwanne Weight 80 kg Number 22 Height 1.81 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Jaycee Okwunwanne Career start 2004 | |
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Date of birth (1985-10-08) October 8, 1985 (age 30) Current teams Al Kharaitiyat SC (#15 / Forward), Bahrain national football team (Forward) | ||
Jaycee John Okwunwanne (born 8 October 1985 in Lagos), simply known as Jojo is a Nigerian footballer who was naturalized to represent Bahrain internationally. He started his youth career in national stadium Suruelere, Lagos, with Osaka football club, coach and manager by Nigerian ex international Kingsley Osakwe. As a striker, he plays for Thai League T1 side Bangkok United.
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A globetrotter, Thailand is already 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 of Belgium 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.Personal life
He married his longtime sweetheart Rachael Okwunwanne.