Ime Okon

Ime Okon
Personal information
Full name Ime Daniel Okon[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004
Place of birth South Africa
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hannover 96
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 SuperSport United 43 (1)
2025– Hannover 96 25 (2)
International career‡
2025– South Africa 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 June 2026

Ime Daniel Okon (born 20 February 2004) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Hannover 96 and the South Africa national team.

Early life

Okon was born in 2004 in South Africa to Nigerian parents. He attended Florida Park High School in South Africa.[2]

Club career

Okon started his career with South African side SuperSport United.[3] He joined German club Hannover 96 ahead of the 2025–26 season on a four-year contract.[4]

International career

Okon made his debut for the South Africa national team on 4 June 2025 in the opening match of the 2025 COSAFA Cup against Mozambique.[5] He scored his first goal three days later in the second tournament match against Zimbabwe.[6]

Okon represented South Africa at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7][8]

Personal life

Okon is a native of Florida, South Africa. He was born to a Nigerian father and South African mother.[9] He is the brother of South African sprinter Udeme Okon.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026[11]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SuperSport United 2023–24 Premiership 23120004[c]01[d]0301
2024–25 2002110—00231
Total 43141104010532
Hannover 96 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 25210———262
2026–27 0000———00
Total 25210000000262
Career total 68351104010794
  1. ↑ Includes Nedbank Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes Carling Knockout Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in MTN 8

International

As of match played 24 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 202551
202660
Total111

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 2025Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa Zimbabwe2–02–02025 COSAFA Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List FIFA World Cup 2026" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Emergence of Ime Okon: A Rising Star in South African Football". capetown.today. 16 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ime Okon key to Supersport United's defensive prowess". soccernews24.co.za.
  4. ↑ "Hannover holt "spannenden" Okon aus Südafrika". Kicker (in German). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Match Report of South Africa vs Mozambique". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Match Report of South Africa vs Zimbabwe". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bafana Bafana name Hannover defender in World Cup squad". Bulinews. 27 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Inyang, Ifreke (28 May 2026). "2026 World Cup: Nigeria-born defender, Okon included in South Africa's squad". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ime Okon - from high school to Bafana call-up". snl24.com. 23 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Luthuli, Lusanda (2 September 2024). "Ime Okon Hails Brother Udeme's Stunning Gold At World Champs". SNL. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Ime Okon at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Ime Okon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
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