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Mark Nwokeji
Personal information
Full name Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji[1]
Date of birth (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Leatherhead
Youth career
1996–1998 Charlton Athletic
1998–1999 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Chesham United 11 (1)
2003–2006 Walton & Hersham 75 (22)
2006 St Albans City 2 (0)
2006–2008 Staines Town 75 (45)
2008–2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 16 (3)
2009–2010 → Luton Town (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 AFC Wimbledon 18 (1)
2011 → Eastleigh (loan) 5 (2)
2011 Havant & Waterlooville 4 (0)
2011–2012 Staines Town 30 (7)
2012 Kingstonian
2012 → Merstham (loan)
2013–2014 St Albans City 25 (3)
2014 Chesham United 6 (1)
2014–2015 Leatherhead 26 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji (born 30 January 1982) is an English footballer.[2]

Career

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Born in Manchester, Nwokeji was the 200 metres All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer.[3] His former clubs include Walton & Hersham, Harlow Town, Leatherhead, Chesham United, Ware, St Albans City and Staines Town. Whilst with Staines on a part-time basis, Nwokeji studied as a law student.[4]

Nwokeji signed for League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge from Isthmian Premier outfit Staines Town, where he was a prolific goalscorer, in May 2008.[5] He scored on his debut for the Daggers on 9 August 2008, in a 6–0 home win against Chester City.[6] He went on to make 20 appearances for Dagenham in all competitions in the 2008–09 season, scoring five times, before suffering a serious knee ligament injury in January 2009 that ruled him out for nine months.

On 12 November 2009, Nwokeji signed for Conference Premier side Luton Town on a two-month loan in order to regain match sharpness after his injury,[7] scoring his first goal for the club in the FA Cup against Rotherham United on 28 November 2009.[8] This was then extended to the end of the season on 13 January 2010, after he impressed Luton manager Richard Money.[9] His loan at the club ended on 7 May 2010.

On 9 June 2010, Nwokeji signed for AFC Wimbledon,[10] subject to scans on a recurrent cruciate ligament injury.[10]

In June 2011, he joined Havant & Waterlooville.[11] However, having failed to secure a first-team spot, making only four appearances, Nwokeji left Havant in September 2011. Later during the 2011–12 season, he rejoined Staines Town. In the summer of 2012, Nwokeji joined Kingstonian.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ "Leatherhead | Appearances | Mark Nwokeji | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Staines raid Swans for Mark". Non-League Daily. 21 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Staines loss is Daggers' gain". Non-League Daily. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Dagenham snap up striker Nwokeji". BBC Sport. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Dag & Red 6–0 Chester". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Nwokeji joins Hatters". Sky Sports. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Rotherham 2–2 Luton". BBC Sport. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  9. ^ "Trio commit their futures". Luton Town F.C. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Terry gets his man at last". AFC Wimbledon. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  11. ^ "Nwokeji Moves to Havant". Non-League Daily. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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