| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Okereke Okoronkwo | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team |
Salford City (on loan from Everton) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| 2021–2024 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Salford City (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:38, 30 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Francis Okereke Okoronkwo (born 18 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two side Salford City, on loan from Premier League club Everton.
Career
Okoronkwo began his career with Sunderland, moving to Everton for £1 million in 2021. He signed a new contract with Everton in November 2023, and signed on loan for Salford City in August 2024. He scored on his debut, in a 1–0 home victory against MK Dons on 2 September 2024.
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Salford City (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Career total | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "Premier League - Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Francis Okoronkwo: The mystery player celebrating Sunderland Wembley win revealed".
- "£1m-rated former Sunderland teenager joins Salford City on loan after Everton pre-season".
- O'Neill, Connor (14 November 2023). "Everton transfer news - Archie Gray linked, Amadou Onana injury latest". Liverpool Echo.
- McCarthy, Rob (8 November 2023). "Exclusive: Everton fight off several suitors to tie highly-rated striker down to new long-term contract". TEAMtalk.
- FC, Salford City (30 August 2024). "Loan agreed for young striker". Salford City FC.
- "Salford sign Kylian Kouassi, Francis Okoronkwo, Haji Mnoga and Hakeem Adelakun". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
- "Francis Okoronkwo gets first pro goal in Salford City win". EFL. 2 September 2024.
- "Salford 1-0 MK Dons: Frankie Okoronkwo earns Karl Robinson's side first league win of season". Sky Sports.
- Francis Okoronkwo at Soccerway
- "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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