Justin Obikwu

Justin Obikwu
Obikwu in 2026
Personal information
Full name Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004
Place of birth Brent, England[2]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 25
Youth career
Harefield United
2021–2023 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Coventry City 0 (0)
2024 → Grimsby Town (loan) 16 (3)
2024–2025 → Grimsby Town (loan) 19 (7)
2025–2026 → Lincoln City (loan) 17 (3)
2026– Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Trinidad and Tobago 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:12, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:33, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu (born 8 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represents Trinidad and Tobago at international level.

Club career

Coventry City

After playing for Harefield United's under-18 team, he signed for Coventry City,[4] mainly playing for their under-21 team,[5] before signing his first professional contract in July 2023.[6]

Obikwu signed on loan for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in January 2024 until the end of the season.[7][8] He scored his first professional senior goal in a 1–1 draw away to Sutton United on 9 March 2024.[9]

He returned on loan to Grimsby Town on 30 August 2024 until the end of the 2024–25 season.[10][11]

On 1 September 2025 he joined League One club Lincoln City on loan for the duration of the 2025–26 season.[12][13] He made his debut on 13 September when he came off the bench to replace James Collins in a 1–0 victory away to Burton Albion.[14] He scored his first goal for Lincoln City in the following game, scoring the second goal in a 3–1 win against Luton Town.[15] On 17 January 2026, Obikwu was recalled by Coventry City, having scored 3 goals in 21 games for Lincoln City.[16]

Queens Park Rangers

On 19 January 2026, Obikwu signed for fellow Championship club Queens Park Rangers for a reported initial fee of £500,000.[17][18][19]

International career

In February 2024, he was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago team for the first time for two friendlies against Jamaica.[20] On 1 March 2024, he made his international debut, starting in a 1–0 loss.[21]

Personal life

Obikwu is of Nigerian and Trinidadian descent.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 January 2026[1][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2023–24 Championship 000000—00
Grimsby Town (loan) 2023–24 League Two 163000000163
Grimsby Town (loan) 2024–25 League Two 19710002[a]0227
Lincoln City (loan) 2025–26 League One 17310102[a]0213
Queens Park Rangers 2025–26 Championship 0000000000
2026–27 Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Career total 52132010405913
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of 10 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year[24]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Trinidad and Tobago 202410
202530
Total 40

References

  1. 1 2 Justin Obikwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Squads – English Football League Championship 2023/2024". Football Squads. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Justin Obikwu - Fotmob". FotMob. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "HAREFIELD U18 YOUTH PLAYER PROGRESSES TO PROFESSIONAL CLUB". www.harefieldunited.com.
  5. ↑ Turner, Andy (18 November 2023). "Coventry City's next generation who could save the club millions". Coventry Live.
  6. ↑ "NEWS: Justin Obikwu signs first professional contract". www.ccfc.co.uk. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "NEWS: Justin Obikwu signs new Coventry City contract and joins Grimsby Town on loan". www.ccfc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Grimsby Town welcome new trio of young players". Grimsby Live. 12 January 2024 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "REPORT | Mariners held – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "OBIKWU IS BACK – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Grimsby sign Luker on loan from Luton and Obikwu from Coventry". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Forward Obikwu Bolsters Imps Frontline". Lincoln City FC. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Lincoln City: Adam Reach, Justin Obikwu & Finley Barbrook joins Imps". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Burton Albion 0–1 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 13 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Lincoln City 3–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 20 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Turner, Andy (17 January 2026). "Frank Lampard recalls Coventry City loan man Justin Obikwu". Coventry Live.
  17. ↑ "QPR to sign Coventry striker Obikwu". BBC Sport. 19 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Justin Obikwu completes QPR M". QPR FC. 19 January 2026.
  19. ↑ Turner, Andy (21 January 2026). "Frank Lampard answers clause question and explains decision to sell Justin Obikwu to QPR". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "This is our 26-man Senior Men's Team Roster for the Two Friendlies against Jamaica on March 1st and March 3rd". facebook.com. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Eve eyes improvement from Soca Warriors in second friendly clash with Jamaica". sportsmax.tv. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  22. ↑ English-born Forward Justin Obikwu anticipates debut for Trinidad and Tobago in friendly vs Jamaica on YouTube
  23. ↑ Justin Obikwu at Soccerbase
  24. ↑ "Justin Obikwu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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