Francis Okoronkwo
English footballer (born 2004)
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Francis Okereke Okoronkwo (born 18 September 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers.
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Okoronkwo in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Okereke Okoronkwo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Blyth, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| 2021–2024 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Salford City (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2026– | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:31, 27 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Okoronkwo began his career with Sunderland,[3] moving to Everton for £1 million in 2021.[4] He signed a new contract with Everton in November 2023,[5][6] and signed on loan for Salford City in August 2024.[7][8] He scored on his debut, in a 1–0 home victory against MK Dons on 2 September 2024.[9][10]
On 18 August 2025, Okoronkwo joined League One side Lincoln City on loan for the 2025-26 season.[11][12] He made his debut coming off the bench against Northampton Town replacing James Collins in the 82nd minute to help Lincoln City win 1–0.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy game against Barnsley.[14] He scored his first League One goal in the following game, against Doncaster Rovers in a 2–1 victory.[15] He returned to Everton in January having played 20 times and scoring twice.[16]
On 6 January 2026, the same day he left Lincoln City, he joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[17][18]
On 9 June 2026, Everton announced that they were releasing Okoronkwo at the expiration of his contract that summer.[19] He returned to Doncaster Rovers on a two-year contract from 1 July 2026.[20][21]
Personal life
Born in England, Okoronkwo is of Nigerian descent.[22]
Career statistics
- As of 27 January 2026[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton U21 | 2022–23[24] | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24[25] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[26] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Salford City (loan) | 2024–25[26] | League Two | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2025–26[27] | League One | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2025–26[27] | League One | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 58 | 8 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy