Emmanuel Okoduwa

Emmanuel Osei Okoduwa (born 21 November 1983) is a Nigerian former professional football striker. He is better known in the Eastern Europe after becoming a top scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League. From 2001 through 2007 Okoduwa played over 100 games in the Ukrainian top division, mainly Arsenal Kyiv.

Emmanuel Okoduwa

Personal information
Full name	Emmanuel Osei Okoduwa
Date of birth	(1983-11-21) 21 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	First Bank
2001–2002	Vorskla Poltava	13	(3)
2002–2006	Arsenal Kyiv	100	(32)
2003	→ CSKA Kyiv	1	(0)
2006	Shakhtar Donetsk	3	(0)
2007	Metalurh Donetsk	19	(2)
2007	→ Kuban Krasnodar (loan)	8	(1)
2007–2008	Germinal Beerschot	4	(0)
2008–2012	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
2009	→ Kuban Krasnodar (loan)	7	(0)
2011–2012	→ AEK Larnaca (loan)	0	(0)
2012	Enosis Neon Paralimni	10	(1)
2015–2021	Sokil Mykhaylivka-Rubezhivka	33	(8)
International career
2006	Nigeria	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Overview

The former First Bank forward had previously been a big hit at Arsenal Kyiv, where he scored 32 goals in 100 top division matches between 2002 and 2006. He also had a spell at K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot.^[1]

International

His only international cap Okoduwa earned in the late 2006 during the 2008 African Cup of Nation qualification either against Niger or Lesotho. At that match he came on as a substitution. At that time Okoduwa was a player of Shakhtar Donetsk.

Honours

Arsenal Kyiv

• African Games: 2003 Runner-up
• Ukrainian Premier League top scorer: 2006, 15 goals (joint title)