Emmanuel Okoduwa

Emmanuel Okoduwa
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Osei Okoduwa
Date of birth (1983-11-21) 21 November 1983
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 First Bank
2001–2002 Vorskla Poltava 13 (3)
2002–2006 Arsenal Kyiv 100 (32)
2003 → CSKA Kyiv 1 (0)
2006 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 (0)
2007 Metalurh Donetsk 19 (2)
2007 → Kuban Krasnodar (loan) 8 (1)
2007–2008 Germinal Beerschot 4 (0)
2008–2012 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
2009 → Kuban Krasnodar (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 → AEK Larnaca (loan) 0 (0)
2012 Enosis Neon Paralimni 10 (1)
2015–2021 Sokil Mykhaylivka-Rubezhivka 33 (8)
International career
2006 Nigeria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emmanuel Osei Okoduwa (born 21 November 1983) is a Nigerian former professional football striker. He is better known in the Eastern Europe after becoming a top scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League. From 2001 through 2007 Okoduwa played over 100 games in the Ukrainian top division, mainly Arsenal Kyiv.

Overview

The former First Bank forward had previously been a big hit at Arsenal Kyiv, where he scored 32 goals in 100 top division matches between 2002 and 2006. He also had a spell at K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot.[1]

On 3 July 2008, Okoduea returned to the Ukrainian Premier League, signing a five-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv.[2]

International

His only international cap Okoduwa earned in the late 2006 during the 2008 African Cup of Nation qualification either against Niger or Lesotho. At that match he came on as a substitution. At that time Okoduwa was a player of Shakhtar Donetsk.

Personal life

He is the father of Wes Okoduwa.

Honours

Arsenal Kyiv

References

  1. ↑ "Stats Centre: Emmanuel Okoduwa Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Emmanuel Okoduwa: "I'm planning to stay in Dynamo for a long period"". fcdynamo.com. FC Dynamo Kyiv. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
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