Joy Bokiri

Joy Bokiri

Bokiri of Konak Belediyespor (November 2019)
Personal information
Full name	Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri
Date of birth	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Elemebiri, Nigeria
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ünye
Number	34
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bayelsa Queens
2018	Sporting de Huelva	13	(1)
2018–2019	Elpides Karditsas
2019–2020	Konak Belediyespor	14	(11)
2021	Bayelsa Queens
2021	AIK	4	(0)
2022	Bayelsa Queens
2022–2023	Saint-Étienne	5	(1)
2023	Ataşehir	4	(0)
2024–	Ünye	6	(0)
International career^‡
2019–	Nigeria	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2019

Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian women's football midfielder who plays in the Turkish Super League for Ünye and the Nigeria women's national team.[1]

Club career

Bokiri was a member of Bayelsa Queens in the Nigeria Women Premier League.[2][3] She previously played for Sporting de Huelva in Spain,[4] and Elpides Karditsas in Greece.[5][6]

In mid-October 2019, she moved to Turkey to play in the top-flight Turkish First League for Konak Belediyespor in İzmir.[1] In the 2023-24 Turkish Super League season, she played for Ataşehir. The next season, she transferred to the newly-promoted club Ünye in the Turkish Super League.[1]

International career

At national level, Bokiri represented Nigeria at underage competitions, before making her debut for the senior team.[7][8] At the 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup, Bokiri scored a goal in Nigeria's victory over Niger.[9][10]

References

1. "Oyuncular - Futbolcular:Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
2. "Super Falcons boss Dennerby invites 30 home-based players to World Cup camp". 19 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
3. "Joy Bokiri". Eurosports. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
4. Badmus, Femi. "Nigeria's Joy Bokiri joins Sporting de Huelva". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
5. "(Photo Confirmation) Breaking : Teenage Nigeria International Joins Greek Club". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
6. "Falconets Star Bokiri Joins Greek Club Karditsas". Complete Sports. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
7. "Falcons edge Ivory Coast on penalties to win first WAFU Cup". The Cable. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
8. "Dennerby lists Nwabuoku, Okoronkwo, 18 others for WAFU Cup". Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
9. "Nigeria whitewash Niger 15-0 in WAFU Women's".
10. "Wafu Women's Cup: Nigeria 15-0 Niger - Uchenna Kanu nets five as Super Falcons cruise to semi-finals".

External links

• Joy Bokiri at Soccerway