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.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lillestrøm | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
2016 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
2017 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 54 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
Malmö FF | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
2019 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2020 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2021 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
Total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
Career total | 115 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 151 | 1 |
References
- "Bonke Innocent". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Bonke Innocent!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- "BONKE INNOCENT S'ENGAGE AVEC LE FC LORIENT" (Press release) (in French). FC Lorient. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- "Cape Verde v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
- Bonke Innocent at Soccerway
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