Bonke Innocent

Bonke Innocent
	Innocent with Malmö FF in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	20 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lorient
Number	8
Youth career
	Bujoc FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Lillestrøm
2017–2021	Malmö FF
2022–	Lorient
International career‡
2021–	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2023

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Bonke Innocent (born 20 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Lorient and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

On 2 August 2017, Malmö FF announced the signing of Innocent on a contract until 2021 for a fee of €800,000.^[2]

Innocent was released by Malmö FF at the end of 2021, and he then signed a 3.5-year contract for Ligue 1 side FC Lorient.^[3]

International career

Innocent made his debut for the Nigeria national team on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde, a 2–1 away victory. He started and played the whole match.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2021^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lillestrøm	2014	Tippeligaen	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2015	Tippeligaen	20	0	2	0	–		22	0
	2016	Tippeligaen	24	0	2	0	–		26	0
	2017	Tippeligaen	9	0	2	1	–		11	1
	Total		54	0	6	1	0	0	60	1
Malmö FF	2017	Allsvenskan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018	Allsvenskan	15	0	1	0	5	0	21	0
	2019	Allsvenskan	11	0	1	0	6	0	18	0
	2020	Allsvenskan	16	0	2	0	1	0	19	0
	2021	Allsvenskan	17	0	1	0	13	0	31	0
	Total		61	0	5	0	25	0	91	0
Career total			115	0	11	1	25	0	151	1

Honours

Malmö FF

Allsvenskan: 2017, 2020, 2021

References

^ "Bonke Innocent". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Bonke Innocent!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "BONKE INNOCENT S'ENGAGE AVEC LE FC LORIENT" (Press release) (in French). FC Lorient. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Cape Verde v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
^ Bonke Innocent at Soccerway

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[1] "Bonke Innocent". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[2] "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Bonke Innocent!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[3] "BONKE INNOCENT S'ENGAGE AVEC LE FC LORIENT" (Press release) (in French). FC Lorient. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[4] "Cape Verde v Nigeria game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.

[5] Bonke Innocent at Soccerway

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