Joseph Okumu

Joseph Okumu
	Okumu in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Stanley Okumu
Date of birth	26 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kisumu, Kenya
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Reims
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Chemelil Sugar
2016–2017	Free State Stars
2018	AFC Ann Arbor
2018–2019	Real Monarchs
2019–2021	IF Elfsborg
2021–2023	Gent
2023–	Reims
International career‡
	Kenya U21
	Kenya U23
2016–	Kenya
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:05, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Joseph Stanley Okumu (born 26 May 1997) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Reims and the Kenya national team.

Club career

Okumu has played club football for Chemelil Sugar, Free State Stars and AFC Ann Arbor.^[2]^[3]^[4] At AFC Ann Arbor he made 8 league appearances in the 2018 season.^[5]

On 16 August 2018, Okumu signed for USL Championship side Real Monarchs.^[1]

On 28 August 2019, Okumu transferred to Swedish Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg for an undisclosed fee.^[6]

He signed for Belgian club Gent on 21 June 2021 for €3.5 million.^[7]^[8]

On 22 July 2023, Okumu transferred to the French club Reims.^[9]

After spending time with the Kenyan under-21 and under-23 teams,^[1] he made his international debut for the senior team in 2016.^[2]

As of match played 23 August 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Free State Stars	2016–17	South African Premier Division	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
Real Monarchs	2018	USL	2	0	—		—		1^[b]	0	3	0
	2019	USLC	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		12	0	—		—		1	0	13	0
Elfsborg	2019	Allsvenskan	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2020		24	0	4	0	—		—		28	0
	2021		7	0	3	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		34	0	7	0	—		—		41	0
Gent	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	27	0	6	1	10^[c]	1	4^[b]	1	47	3
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	28	1	3	0	11^[d]	0	3^[e]	0	45	1
	Total		55	1	9	1	21	1	7	1	92	4
Career total			108	1	17	1	21	1	8	1	154	4

^ Includes Nedbank Cup, Svenska Cupen, Belgian Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in play-off
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, and nine appearances in UEFA Conference League
^ Two appearances in play-off, and one appearance in Belgian Super Cup

^ ^a ^b ^c "Real Monarchs SLC Ink Defender Joseph Stanley Okumu". Real Salt Lake. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Joseph Okumu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ Joseph Okumu at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ "Harambee Stars defender signs for top USA side". Goal.com. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
^ "IF Elfsborg värvar Joseph Okumu". 28 August 2019.
^ "OFFICIEEL: Zesde nieuwkomer voor AA Gent - Voetbalbelgie.be".
^ "Muhiddin backs Okumu to shine in Belgium". Citizentv.co.ke. 21 June 2021.
^ Joseph Okumu, de la vitesse en charnière centrale Press release, 22 July 2023
^ Joseph Okumu at Soccerway

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