Bonke Innocent
![]() Innocent with Malmö FF in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bujoc FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Lillestrøm | 54 | (0) |
2017–2021 | Malmö FF | 61 | (0) |
2022– | Lorient | 41 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2023 |
Bonke Innocent (born 20 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Lorient and the Nigeria national team.
Club career
On 2 August 2017, Malmö FF announced the signing of Innocent on a contract until 2021 for a fee of €800,000.[2]
Innocent was released by Malmö FF at the end of 2021, and he then signed a 3.5-year contract for Ligue 1 side FC Lorient.[3]
International career
Innocent made his debut for the Nigeria national team on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde, a 2–1 away victory. He started and played the whole match.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 December 2021[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lillestrøm | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2015 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
2016 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
2017 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 54 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
Malmö FF | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
2019 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2020 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2021 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
Total | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
Career total | 115 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 151 | 1 |
Honours
Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan: 2017, 2020, 2021
References
- ^ "Bonke Innocent". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Bonke Innocent!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "BONKE INNOCENT S'ENGAGE AVEC LE FC LORIENT" (Press release) (in French). FC Lorient. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Cape Verde v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
- ^ Bonke Innocent at Soccerway
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- 3 Talbi
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- 6 Louza
- 7 Katseris
- 8 Innocent
- 9 Bamba
- 11 Dieng
- 12 Yongwa
- 13 F. Mendy
- 14 Bakayoko
- 15 Laporte
- 17 Makengo
- 19 Abergel
- 21 Ponceau
- 22 Kroupi
- 24 Kalulu
- 27 Aiyegun
- 32 Adjei
- 33 N'Diaye
- 37 T. Le Bris
- 38 Mvogo
- 44 Kari
- 94 Youfeigane
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- 97 Boisgard
- Manager: Pantaloni
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