Francis Okoronkwo

Francis Okoronkwo
Okoronkwo in 2025
Personal information
Full name Francis Okereke Okoronkwo[1]
Date of birth (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004[2]
Place of birth Blyth, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Doncaster Rovers
Number 14
Youth career
Sunderland
2021–2024 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Everton 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Salford City (loan) 22 (3)
2025–2026 → Lincoln City (loan) 13 (1)
2026 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 3 (1)
2026– Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:31, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Francis Okereke Okoronkwo (born 18 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers.

Career

Okoronkwo began his career with Sunderland,[3] moving to Everton for £1 million in 2021.[4] He signed a new contract with Everton in November 2023,[5][6] and signed on loan for Salford City in August 2024.[7][8] He scored on his debut, in a 1–0 home victory against MK Dons on 2 September 2024.[9][10]

On 18 August 2025, Okoronkwo joined League One side Lincoln City on loan for the 2025-26 season.[11][12] He made his debut coming off the bench against Northampton Town replacing James Collins in the 82nd minute to help Lincoln City win 1–0.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy game against Barnsley.[14] He scored his first League One goal in the following game, against Doncaster Rovers in a 2–1 victory.[15] He returned to Everton in January having played 20 times and scoring twice.[16]

On 6 January 2026, the same day he left Lincoln City, he joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[17][18]

On 9 June 2026, Everton announced that they were releasing Okoronkwo at the expiration of his contract that summer.[19] He returned to Doncaster Rovers on a two-year contract from 1 July 2026.[20][21]

Personal life

Born in England, Okoronkwo is of Nigerian descent.[22]

Career statistics

As of 27 January 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U21 2022–23[24] — ———5[a]151
2023–24[25] — ———3[a]030
2024–25[26] — ———1[a]010
Total———9191
Salford City (loan) 2024–25[26] League Two 223210000244
Lincoln City (loan) 2025–26[27] League One 13110204[a]1202
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2025–26[27] League One 3110001051
Career total 3854120142588
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League - Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Francis Okoronkwo". 11v11. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Francis Okoronkwo: The mystery player celebrating Sunderland Wembley win revealed". Sunderland Echo. 15 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "£1m-rated former Sunderland teenager joins Salford City in League Two". Sunderland Echo. 1 September 2024.
  5. ↑ O'Neill, Connor (14 November 2023). "Everton transfer news - Archie Gray linked, Amadou Onana injury latest". Liverpool Echo.
  6. ↑ McCarthy, Rob (8 November 2023). "Exclusive: Everton fight off several suitors to tie highly-rated striker down to new long-term contract". TEAMtalk.
  7. ↑ FC, Salford City (30 August 2024). "Loan agreed for young striker". Salford City FC.
  8. ↑ "Salford sign Kylian Kouassi, Francis Okoronkwo, Haji Mnoga and Hakeem Adelakun". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Francis Okoronkwo gets first pro goal in Salford City win". EFL. 2 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Salford 1-0 MK Dons: Frankie Okoronkwo earns Karl Robinson's side first league win of season". Sky Sports.
  11. ↑ "Imps add to attacking options with Okoronkwo". Lincoln City FC. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Francis Okoronkwo: Lincoln City sign Everton U21 striker on loan". BBC Sport. 18 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Northampton Town 0–1 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 19 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Barnsley 0–2 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 11 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Lincoln bounce back to go level at the top". BBC Sport. 16 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Trio return to parent clubs". Lincoln City FC. 6 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Rovers sign Everton forward Okoronkwo on loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 6 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers: Hakeeb Adelakun returns and Francis Okoronkwo joins on loan from Everton". BBC Sport. 6 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Everton announce 12 departures as Idrissa Gueye contract update given". 9 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Sixth signing through the door - and it's a familiar one for Rovers". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Frankie Okoronkwo: Doncaster Rovers sign striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2026.
  22. ↑ Fasetire, Sam O'Femi (8 January 2026). "Tayo Adaramola Out Of Leyton Orient, As Okoronkwo Moves To Doncaster Rovers".
  23. ↑ Francis Okoronkwo at Soccerway
  24. ↑ "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Francis Okoronkwo in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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