Jid Okeke

Jid Okeke
Okeke in 2026
Personal information
Full name Favour Jidechi Okeke[1]
Date of birth (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004[2]
Place of birth Ahaus, Germany[2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Waldhof Mannheim
Number 25
Youth career
–2018 FC St. Pauli
2018–2023 Oldham Athletic
2023– Stockport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
2023 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2026 Stockport County 2 (0)
2024 → Chester (loan) 4 (0)
2024 → Hereford (loan) 10 (1)
2024 → South Shields (loan) 11 (0)
2024–2025 → Rochdale (loan) 8 (0)
2025–2026 → Walsall (loan) 13 (0)
2026 → Walsall (loan) 12 (1)
2026– Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:21, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

Favour Jidechi Okeke (born 11 November 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.

Career

Early career

Okeke began his career in Germany with FC St. Pauli, before moving to England and joining Oldham Athletic aged 13.[3] In February 2023, Okeke joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic on a work experience loan, but only featured in one match day squad as a substitute and did not make an appearance.[4]

Stockport County

Okeke was named as a substitute in a league fixture for the first time on 13 January 2024, but did not feature, in a 3–1 win at home against Walsall.[5] On 19 January 2024, Okeke joined National League North club Chester on a six-week youth loan.[6] On 5 March 2024, he joined National League North club Hereford on loan until the end of the season, making his debut the same day at right wing-back in a 4–1 league win away against Peterborough Sports.[7] Okeke scored his first senior goal in football for Hereford on 23 March, the fourth goal in a 4–1 league win at home against Farsley Celtic.

Okeke made his senior debut for Stockport on 13 August 2024, playing the full match in a 6–1 EFL Cup defeat at home against Blackburn Rovers.[8] Three days later, he joined National League North club South Shields on a six-month youth loan.[9] After being recalled from his loan, on 31 October, Okeke joined National League club Rochdale on loan until the end of the season.[10]

On 1 September 2025, Okeke joined League Two club Walsall on a season-long loan.[11] He scored in his debut the following day in a 3–1 EFL Trophy win away against Shrewsbury Town.[12] He made his English Football League debut on 6 September 2025, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute in a 1–0 win at home against Chesterfield.[13] On 5 January 2026, he was recalled by his parent club.[14]

Return to Germany

In April 2026, it was announced that Okeke had returned to Germany to sign for 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oldham Athletic 2022–23 National League 0000—0000
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2022–23[16] NPL Premier Division 0000—0000
Stockport County 2023–24[17] League Two 0000000000
2024–25[18] League One 0000100010
2025–26[19] League One 0000200020
Total 0000300030
Chester (loan) 2023–24[20] National League North 40———40
Hereford (loan) 2023–24[2] National League North 101———101
South Shields (loan) 2024–25[18][21] National League North 11010——120
Rochdale (loan) 2024–25[2] National League 80——6[a]1141
Walsall (loan) 2025–26[19] League Two 13010—4[b]1181
Career total 4612030101613
  1. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in National League Cup, three appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List 2024/25 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. 11 February 2025. p. 91. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jid Okeke at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Bennett, George (1 September 2025). "'St Pauli youth spell and multifunctional' - Who is Walsall new boy Jid Okoke?". Express & Star. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Favour Okeke joins on loan from Oldham". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Stockport County 3-1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jid Okeke joins on loan from Stockport County!". Chester F.C. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bulls Sign Jid Okeke From Stockport County". Hereford F.C. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Szmodics strikes twice as Blackburn rout Stockport". BBC Sport. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Carruthers, Mark (16 August 2024). "Dickman impressed by South Shields reaction ahead of Curzon Ashton clash". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "National League news - October 2024". BBC Sport. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Walsall sign midfielders Okeke and Richards on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  12. ↑ Bennett, George (3 September 2025). "'Adomah century, Okeke shines & young blood' - 5 talking points from Walsall's win at Shrewsbury". Express & Star. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Walsall 1-0 Chesterfield: Daniel Kanu seals win for ten-man Saddlers". BBC Sport. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Jid Okeke departs after recall from loan spell by Stockport County". www.saddlers.co.uk. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  15. ↑ Holzmann, Andreas (8 April 2026). "Erster Neuzugang im Waldhof: Okeke kommt aus England" [First new signing at the Waldhof: Okeke is from England]. Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Favour Okeke".
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jid Okeke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Jid Okeke in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Jid Okeke in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  20. ↑ For National League North: Bird, Tom (20 January 2024). "Chester 2-0 Bishop's Stortford". Chester F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
    "King's Lynn Town 0-0 Chester". Chester F.C. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
    Deedigan, Jude (3 February 2024). "Chester 1-1 Banbury United". Chester F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
    Deedigan, Jude (17 February 2024). "Farsley Celtic 1-2 Chester". Chester F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  21. ↑ For South Shields v. Curzon Ashton on 17 August 2024 (missing from Soccerbase): "South Shields vs Curzon Ashton: National League N / S". BBC Sport. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
    For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Macclesfield 5 - 0 South Shields – 2024-2025". Football Web Pages. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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