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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Binningen, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wil | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Basel | ||
| 2022–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Zürich U21 | 46 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Zürich | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Wil | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Switzerland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Switzerland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Isaiah Okafor (born 22 April 2005) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Wil.
Early life
[edit]Okafor started playing football at the age of five.[2]
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Okafor joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, where he was described as a "regular member of the U19 team".[3]
Okafor made his senior Swiss Super League debut for Zürich on 29 October 2025 against Basel.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Okafor mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for his passing ability.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Okafor is the brother of Switzerland international Noah Okafor.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Isaiah Okafor at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ ""Ich bin Isaiah Okafor und will meine eigene Geschichte schreiben"" (in German). 20 Minuten.
- ↑ "GC-Junior wechselt zu Barça – diese Schweizer spielen im Nachwuchs der Top-Klubs" (in German). Watson.
- ↑ "Super League » FC Basel 1893 against FC Zürich » Lineup". WorldFootball.net. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Swiss Talent Watch: Isaiah Okafor – "Schweizer Pogba" aus dem Leverkusen-Nachwuchs" (in German). bolzplazz.ch.
- ↑ ""Familie hat oberste Priorität"" (in German). volksstimme.ch.
Categories:
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Basel-Landschaft
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen
- Swiss people of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- Challenge League (Switzerland) players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- FC Zürich players
- FC Wil players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany