| David Okereke | |
| Fullname: | David Chidozie Okereke |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Cremonese |
| Youthclubs1: | Lavagnese |
| Youthyears2: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Spezia |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Spezia |
| Caps1: | 54 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Cosenza (loan) |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Club Brugge |
| Caps3: | 51 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Venezia (loan) |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Cremonese |
| Caps5: | 50 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Torino (loan) |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 8 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 25 March 2019 |
David Chidozie Okereke (born 29 August 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Cremonese.
He made his professional debut in the Serie B for Spezia on 9 April 2016 in a game against Novara.[1] In 2018–19 season, he scored 10 goals and 12 assists in 33 games.
On 9 July 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Club Brugge.[2]
On 12 August 2021, Okereke joined newly promoted Serie A club Venezia on a season-long loan with an option to make the transfer permanent.[3]
On 28 July 2022, Okereke joined Cremonese,[4] on a three-year contract for a reported fee of €10 million.[5]
On 1 February 2024, Okereke moved to Torino on loan with an option to buy.[6]
On 15 September 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lavagnese | 2015–16 | Serie D | 3 | 1 | – | – | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Spezia | 2015–16 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Serie B | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 11 | |||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 5 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2019–20 | Pro League | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | 35 | 11 | ||
| 2020–21 | Pro League | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 15 | |||
| Venezia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 7 | |||
| Cremonese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 212 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 50 | |||
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