Azubuike Okechukwu


Azubuike Godson Okechukwu is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from Egyptian club Pyramids FC, as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Katsina, Okechukwu has played club football for Bayelsa United and Yeni Malatyaspor.
On 19 August 2018, Okechukwu joined Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC.
In January 2019, he joined Çaykur Rizespor on loan until the end of the season. On 10 July 2019 İstanbul Başakşehir confirmed, that they had signed Okechukwu on a season-long loan deal.

International career

He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2016, and he was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.