Janet Okeke
 Okeke with North Carolina State in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 1, 2006[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | NC State Wolfpack | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Florida State Seminoles | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Canada U-17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | Canada U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 11, 2024 | |||
Janet Okeke (born March 1, 2006) is a Canadian college soccer player who plays as a defender for the Florida State Seminoles. She previously played for the NC State Wolfpack. She has represented Canada at the youth international level.
Early life
[edit]Okeke was born in Montreal and raised in the suburb of Laval. Her parents, Augustina and Kalu, moved to Canada from Nigeria. She started playing soccer with CS Fabrose at age five. She later played for Soccer Quebec's EXCEL team.[1][2] She won silver representing Quebec at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, where she was named to the all-star team.[3] She attended École Secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval.[4]
NC State Wolfpack, Florida State Seminoles
[edit]Okeke made 10 starts for the NC State Wolfpack as a freshman in the 2024 season. After her freshman season, she transferred to the Florida State Seminoles.[5]
International career
[edit]Okeke joined Canada's national youth set-up at age 15 in 2021. She helped Canada win bronze at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and played at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1]
Okeke received her first senior national team call-up on November 21, 2024, ahead of international friendlies against Iceland and South Korea.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Janet Okeke". Canadian Soccer Association. January 28, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Janet Okeke". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Lidbetter, Mark (May 31, 2023). "CF Montreal committed to growing women's soccer". The Suburban. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Janet Okeke reçoit une bourse du CF Montréal". Courrier Laval (in French). May 16, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "FSU Soccer Announces Transfer Signing Janet Okeke". Florida State Seminoles. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (November 21, 2024). "Youth internationals Janet Okeke, Nyah Rose receive first senior call-up for Canada friendlies". Toronto Sun. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Janet Okeke at Soccerway.com
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Soccer players from Montreal
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- Canada women's youth international soccer players
- NC State Wolfpack women's soccer players
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen