Jerome Okimo

Jerome Okimo

Personal information
Full name	Jerome Okide O. N. Okimo[1]
Date of birth	(1988-06-08) 8 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Ealing, England
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Barnet (player/coach)
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2006	Chalfont St. Peter
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	Chalfont St. Peter
2012	→ Wingate & Finchley (loan)	1	(0)
2013–2014	Wealdstone	38	(0)
2014–2016	Stevenage	42	(1)
2016–2017	Braintree Town	46	(1)
2017–2022	Wealdstone	195	(6)
2022–	Barnet	86	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Jerome Okide O. N. Okimo (born 8 June 1988) is a semi-professional footballer who is currently a player/coach for National League club Barnet.

Club career

Non-league football

Okimo began his career at Chalfont St. Peter where he made 308 appearances. During his time there, Okimo went on trial at Football League side Gillingham in 2009 but missed out on a contract after injuring his Achilles tendon. After seven years at Chalfont St. Peter, Okimo moved to Isthmian League Premier Division side Wealdstone in the summer of 2013, going on to play an instrumental role in their promotion to the Conference South in 2014, making 38 league appearances.[2]

Stevenage

In August 2014, Okimo followed former Wealdstone teammate Tom Pett (who signed for them in June 2014) to Stevenage, making his debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Hartlepool United on 9 August 2014.[3] Okimo was released after two seasons at the club in May 2016.[4]

Braintree Town

In July 2016, he signed for National League side Braintree Town on a free transfer following his release from Stevenage.[5]

Wealdstone

After leaving Braintree, Okimo re-signed for Wealdstone in July 2017.[6] He captained the club to their 2019–20 National League South title win, playing 32 of the 33 league games and scoring 3 goals before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Wealdstone promoted on points per game.[7] He was named in the National League South Team of the Year as a result of his performances.[7] Okimo started and captained every game of the 2020–21 season, scoring a solitary goal against rivals Barnet[8] as Wealdstone ended the season in 19th place. On 14 June 2022 Jerome Okimo left the club to seek regular first team football.[9]

Barnet

On 17 June 2022, Okimo agreed to join Barnet in the role of player/coach.[10]

Coaching career

As of 2024, Okimo was a coach for Brentford's Community Sports Trust.[11]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023-24 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chalfont St Peter	2010–11[12]	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	31	0	1	0	—		6[a]	1	38	1
	2011–12[12]	Southern League Division One Central	37	0	2	0	—		1[b]	0	40	0
	2012–13[12]	Southern League Division One Central	41	2	5	0	—		2[c]	0	48	2
	Total		109	2	8	0	—		9	1	128	3
Wealdstone	2013–14[12]	Isthmian League Premier Division	38	0	1	1	—		5[d]	0	44	1
Stevenage	2014–15[13]	League Two	29	0	1	0	1	0	3[e]	0	34	0
	2015–16[14]	League Two	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	1
	Total		42	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	48	1
Braintree Town	2016–17[15]	National League	46	1	3	0	—		4[f]	1	53	2
Wealdstone	2017–18[16]	National League South	42	0	2	0	—		7[f]	0	51	0
	2018–19[16]	National League South	43	1	1	0	—		1[f]	0	45	1
	2019–20[16]	National League South	32	3	2	0	—		1[f]	1	34	4
	2020–21[16]	National League	42	1	1	0	—		3[f]	0	46	1
	2021–22[16]	National League	36	1	1	0	—		1[f]	0	38	1
	Total		195	6	7	0	0	0	16	1	218	7
Barnet	2022–23[16]	National League	44	1	4	0	—		6[g]	0	54	1
	2023–24[16]	National League	42	1	5	0	—		3[h]	0	50	1
	Total		86	2	9	0	0	0	9	0	104	2
Career total			462	11	28	1	2	0	42	2	534	14

1. Three appearances and one goal in FA Vase, three in Spartan South Midlands Football League Challenge Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup
3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup
4. Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup
5. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
6. Appearances in FA Trophy
7. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs
8. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs

References

1. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
2. "Wealdstone FC » First Team (2013–14)". wealdstone-fc.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
3. "Stevenage 1–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
4. "Okimo among eight released by Stevenage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
5. "THREE MORE SIGN FOR BRAINTREE". Non League Pitchero. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
6. @WealdstoneFC (8 July 2017). "A champion returns. We've re-signed Jerome Okimo. Jerome was a member of our Ryman League winning squad in 2014" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. Ranson, Jacob (4 August 2020). "Four Wealdstone players named in the National League South team of the season". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
8. "England – J. Okimo – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
9. "PLAYER NEWS | Okimo departs club". 14 June 2022.
10. "Jerome Okimo joins the Bees". www.barnetfc.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
11. "BFC CST Post 16 Booklet 2024". 28 March 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
12. "Jerome Okimo – Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
13. "Games played by Jerome Okimo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
14. "Games played by Jerome Okimo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
15. "Games played by Jerome Okimo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
16. Jerome Okimo at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.