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In this article, we will be looking at all the facts about Nigerian goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye: his biography, career, profile, age, salary, net worth, girlfriend, house, cars, pictures, latest news, transfer news, ready? Let’s dive right in.
Who is Maduka Okoye?
Maduka Emilio Okoye is a Nigerian professional footballer who was born on August 28, 1999, in Dusseldorf, Germany to a Nigerian father from the Igbo tribe and a German mother according to his Wikipedia page.
Okoye plays as a goalkeeper for English club Watford in the EFL Championship and for the Nigeria national team, the Super Eagles.
The 23-year-old has played 112 career games for Fortuna Dusseldorf II, Jung Spata, Sparta Rotterdam and Watford while also playing 16 games for Nigeria between 2019 and 2022 according to his Transfermarkt profile
Okoye is currently on a break from the Super Eagles and has not played for Nigeria since the 1-0 defeat in the Africa Cup of Nations in the round of 16 against Tunisia on January 23, 2022.
He has also been struggling for game time at club level where he has only played twice for Watford all season long and is still yet to play a league game for the club since signing in January 2022.
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Maduka Okoye Profile
Full name: Maduka Emilio Okoye
Date of birth: August 28, 1999
Nationality: Nigeria
Place of birth: Dusseldorf, Germany
Age: 23 years old (as of May 2023)
Current club: Watford FC
Height: 6 ft 6'in
Marital status: Single
Salary: £5,577 per week
Net worth: £1.0 million
Instagram: @madukaokoye
Twitter: @OkoyeMaduka
Maduka Okoye height
The 23-year-old is 197 cm tall which translates to 6ft in. The towering Super Eagles goalkeeper has also been known to be aerially solid as well due to his imposing figure.
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Maduka Okoye current age
The Super Eagles goalkeeper is currently 23 years old as of May 2022 but will turn 24 on August 2023. He is one of the youngest players in the Super Eagles setup even though he is not part of the squad at the moment due to his break.
Maduka Okoye Biography
The current Watford goalkeeper made his professional debut in the Regionalliga West for Fortuna Düsseldorf II in a game against Wuppertaler SV in October 2017, pinning down a starting role in the 2018/2019 season.
In July 2020, Okoye signed for Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam on a free transfer and was named Sparta's Player of the Season, keeping 10 clean sheets in 28 league games during the 2020/21 season.
In November 2021, Okoye signed for Premier League outfit Watford on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee but he was loaned back in January to Sparta until the end of the 2021–22 campaign. By the end of his loan deal, he returned to a Watford team that had just been relegated to the English Championship.
Maduka Okoye Salary & Contract
Okoye signed a four-and-half-year contract with Watford in January 2022 which runs until June 2027. According to sources, he currently earns around £5,577 per week with the Hornets and takes home around £290,000 annually.
Maduka Okoye Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be around £1 million.
Maduka Okoye Wife/Girlfriend
At the time of writing in May 2023, the Nigerian goalkeeper is understood to be dating his Dutch girlfriend Jelicia Westhoff who came to the limelight after she consoled him on the backlash he got following Nigeria's elimination from the AFCON 2021 in Cameroon. That also remains the last time Okoye has played for Nigeria.
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Jelicia posted a picture of herself with Okoye in beautiful African prints on her official Instagram page which went viral on social media with a caption that read:
"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." via her handle - @jelicia.westhoff
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Is Maduka Okoye related to P-Square?
The answer to this repeatedly asked question is yes, the football star is related to Nigerian music superstars P-Square. The musical twins whose real names are Peter and Paul Okoye, same last name as Maduka.
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Maduka's father is the brother to the father of popular Nigerian musicians P-square. Thus, Maduka is a cousin to Peter and Paul of P-Square.
This was confirmed when the Super Eagles goalkeeper signed for his former club Sparta Rotterdam and Paul of the P-Square congratulated him and called him 'kid bro.'
Mercedes Benz appears to be Okoye's favourite brand of car, as the Super Eagles star has been photographed with at least two Benz cars. One is a wine-plated Mercedes Benz AMG while the other car is a Mercedes-AMG GLE Coupe. Both cars are rumoured to cost over 100 million Naira cumulatively.
It is not certain if Maduka has built his own house as he does not often show off on social media. With his recent big-money move to Watford, the Super Eagles star might buy a house in England. He might also own a house in Nigeria for when he comes on national team duty or vacation.
Maduka Okoye FIFA 23 Rating
The player is awarded an overall player rating (OPR) of 71 on the popular video game FIFA 23 as a goalkeeper for English Championship side Watford.
His potential is 79 on FIFA 23 has 1 Skill move and 3 Weak Foot. He prefers to shoot with his right foot. His work rates are Medium / Medium. Okoye's height is 198 cm and his weight is estimated at 94 kg according to the FIFA 23 database. Currently. Okoye is playing with number 35 at Watford.
Maduka Okoye PES eFootball 23 Rating
The player is awarded an OPR of 72 on eFootball 23 as a defensive goalkeeper for English Championship side, Watford.
His potential is 85 on eFootball 2023, he is also Right-footed and his work rates are Medium/Medium. His biggest strength is his Physical Contact for which he is awarded 77.
Maduka Okoye Instagram
Okoye joined Instagram officially in 2022 amid Nigeria's campaign at the AFCON 2021 and his Instagram handle is @madukaokoye.
So far he has garnered over 135,000 followers as of May 2023.
Maduka Okoye Twitter
He joined Twitter in 2019 and his handle is @OkoyeMaduka. As of July 2022, he has over 98,900 followers on his account.
Maduka Okoye Super Eagles Career
In February 2019, Okoye declared his intention to represent Nigeria at international level and was invited to the Nigerian U23 Team for the 2019 African U-23 Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya U-23 by Imama Amapakabo, the coach of the Nigeria U-23 Team. However, Okoye couldn't make his debut, due to club engagement.
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In August 2019, he was called up by the then-Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to resolve the goalkeeping crisis that had rocked his team since Carl Ikeme's absence.
Maduka made his first senior debut for the Super Eagles in October 2019, as a substitute in a friendly match against Brazil that ended in a 1-1 draw before getting shortlisted in December 2021, for the 2021 AFCON Nations Cup by Caretaker Coach Austin Eguavoen as part of the 28-Man Nigeria Squad
Maduka Okoye Latest Transfer News
So far there is no indication that he will leave Watford despite only playing two games for the club in the entire season.
There is speculation that he could be loaned out next season in search of game time but nothing concrete yet and no destination has been selected so he remains a Watford player for now.
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