Michael Okeke

Michael Okeke
Okeke playing for Puskás Akadémia in 2026
Personal information
Full name Michael Chinonso Okeke
Date of birth (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Puskás Akadémia
Number 4
Youth career
–2016 Bolton Wanderers
2016–2023 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Manchester City 0 (0)
2025– Puskás Akadémia 19 (0)
International career‡
2022 Hungary U18 3 (0)
2023–2024 Hungary U19 2 (0)
2024– Hungary U21 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 January 2026

Michael Chinonso Okeke (born 16 October 2005) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Puskás Akadémia. Born in England, he is a Hungary youth international.

Early life

Okeke joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Manchester City at the age of ten.[2]

Club career

On 8 July 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Manchester City FC.[3] In March 2024, he was training with the first team of Manchester City.[4]

On 4 September 2025, Okeke joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Puskás Akadémia, signing a three-year contract.[5] On 20 September 2025, he debuted in a 2–0 defeat from Győri ETO FC in the 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season at the Pancho Aréna, Felcsút.[6]

International career

Okeke was called up to represent Hungary internationally for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. He debuted in the Hungary national under-21 football team against Slovakia on 5 September 2024 at Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion.[7]

Style of play

Okeke mainly operates as a midfielder or right-back.[8]

Personal life

Okeke was born to a Nigerian father and Hungarian mother.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Okeke: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Michael Okeke is magyar válogatott lehet?" (in Hungarian). magyarhirlap.hu.
  3. ↑ J, V. (8 July 2023). "Manchester City: profi szerződést kapott a magyar up-válogatott középpályás". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Michael Okeke U-válogatott játékosunk a Man. City első csapatával edzett". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "U21-es válogatott középpályást szerződtettünk" [We signed a midfielder for the U21 national team]. puskasakademia.hu (in Hungarian). Puskás Akadémia FC Official Website. 4 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Puskas Academy - Gyor 0:2". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Michael Okeke: Könnyű volt a magyar válogatott mellett dönteni". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rendszeresen készül a Manchester City sztárjaival a magyar U21-es válogatott középpályása" (in Hungarian). m4sport.hu. 15 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Szoboszlaiék leendő társai – íme a magyar labdarúgó-válogatott jövője 2. rész" (in Hungarian). mandiner.hu. 24 February 2024.
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