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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Michael Gopey | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Milsami Orhei | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Lobi Stars | 17 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Rivers United | 33 | (2) |
| 2021 | Wikki Tourists | 6 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Inhulets Petrove | 16 | (2) |
| 2022 | Al-Arabi | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2022 | → Wadi Degla (loan) | ||
| 2023 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 9 | (1) |
| 2024 | Inhulets Petrove | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Milsami Orhei | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 | |||
Stephen Michael Gopey (born 15 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Moldovan Super Liga club Milsami Orhei.
Club career
In mid-season of the 2020–21 Nigeria Professional Football League, Gopey moved from Rivers United to Wikki Tourists.
On 23 July 2021, he signed for Ukrainian Premier League club Inhulets Petrove, on a three-year contract. Gopey made his league debut against Shakhtar Donetsk on 24 July 2021, scoring his team's lone goal in a 2–1 defeat.
References
- Tunde Williams. Scoring against Rivers United is a dream come true – Stephen Gopey. www.brila.net. June 1, 2021
- "Gopey will play in the UPL. Inhulets registered a Nigerian forward for the season (in Ukrainian)". sport.ua. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- DONE DEAL. spoorts.io.
- VBET Ліга. 1-й тур Матч №2 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 24 July 2021.
- Shina Oludare. 'This player has a prospect' – Lavrynenko on why FC Inhulets signed Gopey. www.goal.com. July 24, 2021
External links
- Michael Gopey Stephen at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Michael Gopey Stephen at Soccerway
- Micheal Stephen at Global Sports Archive at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2022)
- Michael Stephen at Flashscore.com
| FC Milsami Orhei – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Warri
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Lobi Stars F.C. players
- Rivers United F.C. players
- Wikki Tourists F.C. players
- FC Inhulets Petrove players
- Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players
- TP Mazembe players
- Wadi Degla SC players
- Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC players
- FC Milsami Orhei players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Kuwait Premier League players
- V.League 1 players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
- Nigerian expatriates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
- Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen