Esther Okoronkwo facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Abia State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73m | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | UD Tenerife | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Foster Falcons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2021–2023 | Saint-Étienne | 27 | (7) |
| 2023– | UD Tenerife | 8 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Nigeria | 15 | (6) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
|||
Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo (born 27 March 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club UD Tenerife and the Nigeria women's national team.
Early life
Okoronkwo was born in Abia State and raised in Richmond, Texas, United States.
College career
Okoronkwo has attended the John and Randolph Foster High School, the Northeast Texas Community College and the Lamar University.
Club career
In June 2023, Okoronkwo joined Spanish Liga F club UD Tenerife.
International career
Okoronkwo made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 as a 43rd-minute substitution in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.
On 23 February 2022, she scored her first goal against Ivory Coast in a 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match in Ivory Coast, after receiving a pass from Michelle Alozie. The goal gave Nigeria a 1-0 away victory over the Ivory Coast and ensured qualification for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 February 2022 | Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 21 February 2023 | Estadio León, León, Mexico |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Women's Revelations Cup |
| 3. | 7 April 2023 | Marden Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey |  Haiti |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 30 November 2023 | MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |  Cape Verde |
4-0 | 5-0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 5-0 | |||||
| 6. | 5 December 2023 | Praia, Cape Verde | 1-1 | 2-1 |
