Bonke Innocent

Bonke Innocent (born 20 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lorient and the Nigeria national team.

Bonke Innocent
Innocent with Malmö FF in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lorient
Number 8
Youth career
Bujoc FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Lillestrøm 54 (0)
2017–2021 Malmö FF 61 (0)
2022– Lorient 37 (0)
International career
2021– Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2023

Club career

On 2 August 2017, Malmö FF announced the signing of Innocent on a contract until 2021 for a fee of €800,000.[2]

Innocent was released by Malmö FF at the end of 2021, and he then signed a 3.5-year contract for Ligue 1 side FC Lorient.[3]

International career

Innocent made his debut for the Nigeria national team on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde, a 2–1 away victory. He started and played the whole match.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lillestrøm 2014 Tippeligaen 100010
2015 Tippeligaen 20020220
2016 Tippeligaen 24020260
2017 Tippeligaen 9021111
Total 5406100601
Malmö FF 2017 Allsvenskan 20000020
2018 Allsvenskan 1501050210
2019 Allsvenskan 1101060180
2020 Allsvenskan 1602010190
2021 Allsvenskan 17010130310
Total 61050250910
Career total 11501112501511

Honours

Malmö FF

References

  1. "Bonke Innocent". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Bonke Innocent!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "BONKE INNOCENT S'ENGAGE AVEC LE FC LORIENT" (Press release) (in French). FC Lorient. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. "Cape Verde v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
  5. Bonke Innocent at Soccerway


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