Jerome Okimo

Jerome Okide O. N. Okimo (born 8 June 1988) is a retired English professional footballer who is currently a coach for EFL League Two club Barnet.

Jerome Okimo

Personal information
Full name	Jerome Okide O. N. Okimo[1]
Date of birth	(1988-06-08) 8 June 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ealing, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Barnet (coach)
Youth career
0000–2006	Chalfont St. Peter
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	Chalfont St. Peter
2012	→ Wingate & Finchley (loan)	1	(0)
2013–2014	Wealdstone	38	(0)
2014–2016	Stevenage	42	(1)
2016–2017	Braintree Town	46	(1)
2017–2022	Wealdstone	195	(6)
2022–2025	Barnet	97	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:27, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Non-league football

Okimo began his career at Chalfont St. Peter where he made 308 appearances. During his time there, Okimo went on trial at Football League side Gillingham in 2009 but missed out on a contract after injuring his Achilles tendon. After seven years at Chalfont St. Peter, Okimo moved to Isthmian League Premier Division side Wealdstone in the summer of 2013, going on to play an instrumental role in their promotion to the Conference South in 2014, making 38 league appearances.^[2]

Stevenage

In August 2014, Okimo followed former Wealdstone teammate Tom Pett (who signed for them in June 2014) to Stevenage, making his debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Hartlepool United on 9 August 2014.^[3] Okimo was released after two seasons at the club in May 2016.^[4]

Braintree Town

In July 2016, he signed for National League side Braintree Town on a free transfer following his release from Stevenage.^[5]

Wealdstone

After leaving Braintree, Okimo re-signed for Wealdstone in July 2017.^[6] He captained the club to their 2019–20 National League South title win, playing 32 of the 33 league games and scoring 3 goals before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Wealdstone promoted on points per game.^[7] He was named in the National League South Team of the Year as a result of his performances.^[7] Okimo started and captained every game of the 2020–21 season, scoring a solitary goal against Barnet.^[8] On 14 June 2022 Jerome Okimo left the club to seek regular first team football.^[9]

Barnet

On 17 June 2022, Okimo agreed to join Barnet in the role of player-coach.^[10] After 116 appearances and two goals for the Bees, across three seasons, Okimo retired from playing following Barnet's 2024-25 National League title win, remaining with the club as a coach.^[11]

Coaching career

As of 2024, Okimo was a coach for Brentford's Community Sports Trust.^[12]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024-25 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chalfont St Peter	2010–11[13]	Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division	31	0	1	0	—		6[a]	1	38	1
	2011–12[13]	Southern League Division One Central	37	0	2	0	—		1[b]	0	40	0
	2012–13[13]	Southern League Division One Central	41	2	5	0	—		2[c]	0	48	2
	Total		109	2	8	0	—		9	1	128	3
Wealdstone	2013–14[13]	Isthmian League Premier Division	38	0	1	1	—		5[d]	0	44	1
Stevenage	2014–15[14]	League Two	29	0	1	0	1	0	3[e]	0	34	0
	2015–16[15]	League Two	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	1
	Total		42	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	48	1
Braintree Town	2016–17[16]	National League	46	1	3	0	—		4[f]	1	53	2
Wealdstone	2017–18[17]	National League South	42	0	2	0	—		7[f]	0	51	0
	2018–19[17]	National League South	43	1	1	0	—		1[f]	0	45	1
	2019–20[17]	National League South	32	3	2	0	—		1[f]	1	34	4
	2020–21[17]	National League	42	1	1	0	—		3[f]	0	46	1
	2021–22[17]	National League	36	1	1	0	—		1[f]	0	38	1
	Total		195	6	7	0	0	0	16	1	218	7
Barnet	2022–23[17]	National League	44	1	4	0	—		6[g]	0	54	1
	2023–24[17]	National League	42	1	5	0	—		3[h]	0	50	1
	2024–25[17]	National League	11	0	1	0	—		0	0	12	0
	Total		97	2	10	0	0	0	9	0	116	2
Career total			473	11	29	1	2	0	42	2	546	14

1. Three appearances and one goal in FA Vase, three in Spartan South Midlands Football League Challenge Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup
3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup
4. Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup
5. One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
6. Appearances in FA Trophy
7. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs
8. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs

Honours

Barnet

• National League: 2024–25^[18]