Godfrey Bitok
Nigerian footballer
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Godfrey Bitok Stephen (born 22 August 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Kazakhstan Premier League club Irtysh.
Full name
Godfrey Bitok Stephen
Date of birth
22 August 2000
Place of birth
Jos, Nigeria
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Godfrey Bitok Stephen | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Irtysh | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gee-Lec Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 51 | (7) |
| 2021–2023 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 17 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Diósgyőr | 31 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Gaziantep | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Irtysh | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:02, 16 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
In January 2020, Bitok signed a new two-year contract with Isloch Minsk Raion, until the end of 2021.[1]
In February 2021, Bitok joined Jagiellonia Białystok on a contract until the end of 2024.[2] On 18 December 2021, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the year-long loan signing of Stephen.[3] After his loan had concluded, he terminated his contract with Jagiellonia by mutual consent on 1 February 2023.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 August 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Isloch Minsk Raion | 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Belarusian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 8 | ||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Volga Ulyanovsk (loan) | 2022–23 | Russian Second League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Diósgyőr | 2023–24 | NB I | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| Gaziantep | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 108 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 119 | 9 | ||