Samuel Okolie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 March 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cambridge United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Wingate & Finchley | ||
| 2024– | Cambridge United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Seychelles | 3 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:35, 13 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Okolie is a footballer who plays as a forward for the academy of EFL League Two club Cambridge United and the Seychelles national team.
Club career
Based in Finchley, Okolie played for Wingate & Finchley as a youth.[1][2] He joined the under-16 team of Cambridge United in 2024. After impressing team management during his first season, he was signed to a full scholarship and promoted to the under-18 team for the following year.[3]
International career
Okolie was born in Australia and is of Nigerian descent.[3] In 2025, he spent a month in training camp with the Seychelles national under-17 team and earned a senior call-up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Gabon and Kenya in September of that year.[4][5] He made his senior international debut on 3 September 2025 in the match against Gabon.[6]
International career statistics
- As of match played 10 October 2025[6]
| Seychelles national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "The 11 - November 2025 (in-depth)". League Football Education. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "former youth player". Wingate & Finchley FC. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Eight New Scholars Welcomed into the Academy". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Seychelles picks Nigerian Cambridge scholar Okolie for 2026 World Cup qualifiers". The Guardian. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Samuel Okolie Receives Senior International Call-Up". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
External links
- Samuel Okolie at National-Football-Teams.com
- Samuel Okolie at Global Sports Archive
- Samuel Okolie at Soccerway