Salas Okechukwu

Salas Okechukwu

Personal information
Full name	Salas Obasi Okechukwu
Date of birth	(1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Yola, Nigeria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Levski Chepintsi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Chepinets Velingrad	?	(?)
2009	Hebar Pazardzhik	11	(0)
2010	Levski Elin Pelin	?	(?)
2010–2011	Oborishte	?	(?)
2011–2013	Minyor Pernik	35	(2)
2014–2015	Oborishte	49	(10)
2016	Botev Ihtiman	13	(9)
2016–2018	Tsarsko Selo	40	(4)
2018	→ Strumska Slava (loan)	7	(0)
2019	Nadezhda Dovroslavtsi	?	(?)
2019–2020	Gigant Belene	?	(?)
2020–	Levski Chepintsi	?	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021

Salas Obasi Okechukwu (born 15 May 1989) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Bulgarian Third league club Levski Chepintsi.[1]

Career

In February 2008 Okechukwu joined Bulgarian third division side Chepinets Velingrad.[2]

On 23 October 2010 Okechukwu joined Oborishte Panagyurishte in fourth division.[3] On 18 June 2011 he scored goal and provided assist in the play-off for promotion to the Bulgarian V AFG, which helped Oborishte to a 4-0 victory over Rilski Sportist Samokov.[4]

After visiting Minyor Pernik on trial in June 2011, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 July.[5] Okechukwu made his A PFG debut on 6 August in a 1–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski, coming on as a substitute for Farès Brahimi.

In February 2018, Okechukwu was loaned from Tsarsko Selo to Bulgarian Second League rivals Strumska Slava.[6] He returned to his parent club at the end of the season.[7]

Career statistics

As of 20 June 2015

Club	Season		League			Cup			Continental			Total
			Apps	Goals		Apps	Goals		Apps	Goals		Apps	Goals
Minyor Pernik	2011–12		17	0		2	0		–			19	0
	2012–13		18	2		6	1		–			24	3
	Minyor total		35	2		8	1		–			43	3
Oborishte	2013–14		14	3		0	0		–			14	3
	2014–15		22	6		0	0		–			22	6
	2015–16		13	1		1	0		–			14	1
	Oborishte total		49	10		1	0		–			50	10

References

1. "Salas Okechukwu Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
2. "Трима нигерийци почват с Чепинец" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
3. "Африканска перла дебютира в А Окръжна" (in Bulgarian). bgfootball.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
4. "Оборище размаза Рилецо и влезе във "В" група" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
5. "Нигериец реве като дете при договор с Миньор" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
6. "Бившият наставник на Дунав пое тима на Царско село" (in Bulgarian). novini247.com. 6 February 2018.
7. "Струмска слава се раздели с четирима основни играчи" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 May 2018.

External links

• Salas Okechukwu at Soccerway
• Profile at sportal.bg