Personal information | |||
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Birth name | Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2016 | FC Espagnol Lausanne | ||
2016–2019 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
2019–2020 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | 44 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Liefering (loan) | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Switzerland U15 | 8 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (1) |
2019 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (1) |
2021– | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021 |
Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh (born 16 May 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. Born in the United States, he represents Switzerland at youth international level.
He was born in Houston, Texas, to Nigerian parents, but grew up in Switzerland.[2]
In 2010, Okoh began his career at FC Espagnol Lausanne, before moving to FC Lausanne-Sport in 2016. In 2019, he moved to the youth team of Red Bull Salzburg and has been playing in their feeder team of Liefering since 2019.[3]
On 9 August 2019, he made his professional debut for Liefering in an away match against Lafnitz, ending in a 2–0 loss.[4]
Okoh has represented Switzerland from under-15 to under-21 age group.[5]
Red Bull Salzburg