Esther Okoronkwo
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Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo OON (born 27 March 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Canadian Northern Super League club AFC Toronto and the Nigeria national team.
Infobox
Full name
Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo
Date of birth
(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth
Abia State, Nigeria
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Forward
Current team
AFC Toronto
Number
23
Years
Team
2016–2017
Northeast Texas Eagles
2018–2021
Lamar Lady Cardinals
2021–2023
Saint-Étienne
2023–2024
UD Tenerife
2024–2025
Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue
2025–
AFC Toronto
2021–
Nigeria
Tables
· International goals
1.
1.
No.
1.
Date
23 February 2022
Venue
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Opponent
Ivory Coast
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.
2.
No.
2.
Date
21 February 2023
Venue
Estadio León, León, Mexico
Opponent
Costa Rica
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2023 Women's Revelations Cup
3.
3.
No.
3.
Date
7 April 2023
Venue
Marden Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey
Opponent
Haiti
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
Friendly
4.
4.
No.
4.
Date
30 November 2023
Venue
Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria
Opponent
Cape Verde
Score
4–0
Result
5–0
Competition
2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.
5.
No.
5.
Date
5–0
6.
6.
No.
6.
Date
5 December 2023
Venue
Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde
Opponent
Cape Verde
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
7.
7.
No.
7.
Date
26 February 2024
Venue
Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria
Opponent
Cameroon
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
8.
8.
No.
8.
Date
18 July 2025
Venue
Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco
Opponent
Zambia
Score
2−0
Result
5−0
Competition
2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
9.
9.
No.
9.
Date
26 July 2025
Venue
Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco
Opponent
Morocco
Score
1−2
Result
3−2
10.
10.
No.
10.
Date
24 October 2025
Venue
Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo
Opponent
Benin
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 23 February 2022 | Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 21 February 2023 | Estadio León, León, Mexico | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Women's Revelations Cup |
| 3. | 7 April 2023 | Marden Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey | Haiti | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 30 November 2023 | Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | Cape Verde | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 5–0 | |||||
| 6. | 5 December 2023 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | Cape Verde | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 7. | 26 February 2024 | Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria | Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 8. | 18 July 2025 | Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco | Zambia | 2−0 | 5−0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 9. | 26 July 2025 | Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Morocco | 1−2 | 3−2 | |
| 10. | 24 October 2025 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Benin | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "USWNT vs. Nigeria score: Goals from Christen Press and Lynn Williams seal three-game Summer Series sweep"https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/uswnt-vs-nigeria-score-goals-from-christen-press-and-lynn-williams-seal-three-game-summer-series-sweep/live/
- Esther Okoronkwo at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/724341/
- Lamar University Athleticshttps://lamarcardinals.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/esther-okoronkwo/7258
- Northeast Texas Community College Athleticshttps://ntcceagles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/esther-okoronkwo/268
- CBC Sportshttps://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/nsl-esther-okoronkwo-toronto-afc-women-soccer-1.7637347
- "La UDG Tenerife ficha a Esther Okoronkwo"https://ligaf.es/noticia/la-udg-tenerife-ficha-a-esther-okoronkwo
- www.afctoronto.cahttps://www.afctoronto.ca/news/afc-toronto-signs-nigerian-international-esther-okoronkwo
- CBC Sportshttps://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6745519
- NSL - Official site of the Northern Super Leaguehttps://www.nsl.ca/news/northern-super-league-concludes-inaugural-regular-season
- Times Colonisthttps://www.timescolonist.com/national-sports/ottawa-rapid-forward-db-pridham-completes-near-sweep-of-northern-super-league-awards-11429549
- CBC Sportshttps://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/nsl-semifinal-toronto-montreal-2nd-leg-9.6974348
- Global Sports Archivehttps://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-10/jamaica-vs-nigeria/2375811/
- fourfourtwo.comhttps://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/nigeria-women-world-cup-2023-squad-team-roster-players
- thenff.comhttps://thenff.com/paris-2024-olympics-waldrum-picks-ajibade-nnadozie-oshoala-15-others/
- https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/nigeria-5-0-zambia-five-star-super-falcons-run-riot-melt-copper-girls-to-reachhttps://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/nigeria-5-0-zambia-five-star-super-falcons-run-riot-melt-copper-girls-to-reach-wafcon-semis-2025071817562360227
- https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/2024-womens-afcon-nigeria-stages-223000533.htmlhttps://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/2024-womens-afcon-nigeria-stages-223000533.html