Joy Bokiri
Bokiri of Konak Belediyespor (November 2019)
Personal information
Full name Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri
Date of birth (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998
Place of birth Elemebiri, Nigeria
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bayelsa Queens
2018 Sporting de Huelva 13 (1)
2018–2019 Elpides Karditsas
2019–2020 Konak Belediyespor 14 (11)
2021 Bayelsa Queens
2021 AIK 4 (0)
2022 Bayelsa Queens
2022– Saint-Étienne 5 (1)
International career‡
2019– Nigeria 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2019

Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 2 Féminine club AS Saint-Étienne and the Nigeria women's national team.[1]

Playing career

Club

Bokiri was a member of Bayelsa Queens in the Nigeria Women Premier League.[2][3] She previously played for Sporting de Huelva in Spain,[4] and Elpides Karditsas in Greece.[5][6]

Mid October 2019, she moved to Turkey to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Konak Belediyespor in Izmir.[1]

International

At national level, Bokiri represented Nigeria at underage competitions, before making her debut for the senior team.[7][8] At the 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup, Bokiri scored a goal in Nigeria's victory over Niger.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oyuncular - Futbolcular:Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Super Falcons boss Dennerby invites 30 home-based players to World Cup camp". 19 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Joy Bokiri". Eurosports. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Badmus, Femi. "Nigeria's Joy Bokiri joins Sporting de Huelva". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "(Photo Confirmation) Breaking : Teenage Nigeria International Joins Greek Club". Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Falconets Star Bokiri Joins Greek Club Karditsas". Complete Sports. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Falcons edge Ivory Coast on penalties to win first WAFU Cup". The Cable. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Dennerby lists Nwabuoku, Okoronkwo, 18 others for WAFU Cup". Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Nigeria whitewash Niger 15-0 in WAFU Women's".
  10. ↑ "Wafu Women's Cup: Nigeria 15-0 Niger - Uchenna Kanu nets five as Super Falcons cruise to semi-finals".


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