Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 2 Féminine club AS Saint-Étienne and the Nigeria women's national team.[1]
.jpg) Bokiri of Konak Belediyespor (November 2019) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Elemebiri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bayelsa Queens | |||
| 2018 | Sporting de Huelva | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Elpides Karditsas | ||
| 2019–2020 | Konak Belediyespor | 14 | (11) |
| 2021 | Bayelsa Queens | ||
| 2021 | AIK | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bayelsa Queens | ||
| 2022– | Saint-Étienne | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Nigeria | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2019 | |||
Playing career
editClub
editBokiri was a member of Bayelsa Queens in the Nigeria Women Premier League.[2][3] She previously played for Sporting de Huelva in Spain,[4] and Elpides Karditsas in Greece.[5][6]
In mid-October 2019, she moved to Turkey to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Konak Belediyespor in Izmir.[1]
International
editAt national level, Bokiri represented Nigeria at underage competitions, before making her debut for the senior team.[7][8] At the 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup, Bokiri scored a goal in Nigeria's victory over Niger.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Oyuncular - Futbolcular:Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Super Falcons boss Dennerby invites 30 home-based players to World Cup camp". 19 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Joy Bokiri". Eurosports. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Badmus, Femi. "Nigeria's Joy Bokiri joins Sporting de Huelva". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "(Photo Confirmation) Breaking : Teenage Nigeria International Joins Greek Club". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Falconets Star Bokiri Joins Greek Club Karditsas". Complete Sports. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Falcons edge Ivory Coast on penalties to win first WAFU Cup". The Cable. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Dennerby lists Nwabuoku, Okoronkwo, 18 others for WAFU Cup". Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria whitewash Niger 15-0 in WAFU Women's".
- ^ "Wafu Women's Cup: Nigeria 15-0 Niger - Uchenna Kanu nets five as Super Falcons cruise to semi-finals".
External links
edit- Joy Bokiri at Soccerway
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