Bonke Innocent
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Date of birth
20 January 1996
Place of birth
Kaduna, Nigeria
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position
Midfielder
 Innocent with Malmö FF in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bujoc FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Lillestrøm | 54 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Malmö FF | 61 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Lorient | 41 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Adanaspor | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 April 2025 | |||
Bonke Innocent (born 20 January 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Nigeria national team.
On 2 August 2017, Malmö FF announced the signing of Innocent on a contract until 2021 for a fee of €799,000.[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]
