Gabriel Okechukwu

Gabriel Okechukwu (born 28 August 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for on loan from Chabab Mohammédia Wydad AC as a striker.

Career Okechukwu is a product of Water FC Academy in Abuja. In February 2016 he signed a contract with Ukrainian club FC Karpaty.

Okechukwu was on the provisional squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but eventually did not play any games for this team. In May 2015 he was called up for the Nigeria national football team in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification to play against Chad national football team, but again he did not play in this match.

In August 2018, Okechukwu joined Wydad Casablanca in Morocco. After only seven appearances in the 2018-19 season and three in the 2019-20 season, he was loaned out to Chabab Mohammédia in January 2020.

In January 2021, Nigerian forward joined Consadole Sapporo FC in Japan. Gabriel Okechukwu joins the J1 League club on a three-year deal that will keep him at the club until 2024, in a deal worth €800,000

International goals Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 28 January 2018 Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco 2–1 2–1 2018 African Nations Championship 2. 31 January 2018 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 1–0 1–0 2018 African Nations Championship