Chima Okoroji

Chima Sean Okoroji (born 19 April 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Swiss club St. Gallen.^[2]

Chima Okoroji

Personal information
Full name	Chima Sean Okoroji[1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	St. Gallen
Number	36
Youth career
0000–2004	TSV Grünwald
2004–2014	Bayern Munich
2015–2016	FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	FC Augsburg II	39	(0)
2017–2021	SC Freiburg II	49	(1)
2018–2021	SC Freiburg	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Jahn Regensburg (loan)	34	(1)
2020–2021	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	15	(0)
2021–2023	SV Sandhausen	52	(1)
2023–	St. Gallen	59	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

Club career

Okoroji made his professional debut for SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga on 21 October 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Roland Sallai in the 1–1 away draw against Hertha BSC.^[3]

On 22 July 2023, Okoroji signed a two-year contract with St. Gallen in Switzerland.^[4]

Personal life

Okoroji was born in Germany, to a Nigerian father and an English mother from Liverpool.^[5][6][7]