Joy Bokiri

Joy Ebinemiere Bokiri (born December 29, 1998) is a Nigerian international women's football midfielder, who is currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Konak Belediyespor in Izmir with jersey number 12.[1]

Joy Bokiri
Joy 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 Nigeria
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Konak Belediyespor
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bayelsa Queens
2018 Sporting de Huelva 9 (1)
Elpides Karditsas
2019– Konak Belediyespor 14 (11)
National team‡
2019– Nigeria 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 J8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2019

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. "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". 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  3. "Joy Bokiri". Eurosports. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  4. Badmus, Femi. "Nigeria's Joy Bokiri joins Sporting de Huelva". Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  5. "(Photo Confirmation) Breaking : Teenage Nigeria International Joins Greek Club". Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  6. "Falconets Star Bokiri Joins Greek Club Karditsas". Complete Sports. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  7. "Falcons edge Ivory Coast on penalties to win first WAFU Cup". The Cable. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  8. "Dennerby lists Nwabuoku, Okoronkwo, 18 others for WAFU Cup". Guardian. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  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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