Caleb Okoli

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Caleb Okoli
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Okoli in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Memeh Caleb Okoli[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Vicenza, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 5
Youth career
2015–2016 Vicenza
2016–2020 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Atalanta 17 (0)
2020–2021 → SPAL (loan) 16 (1)
2021–2022 → Cremonese (loan) 27 (0)
2023–2024 → Frosinone (loan) 34 (0)
2024– Leicester City 29 (1)
International career
2019–2020 Italy U19 10 (0)
2021 Italy U20 1 (0)
2021–2023 Italy U21 14 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:35, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

Memeh Caleb Okoli (born 13 July 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Leicester City.

Club career

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Atalanta

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Okoli started his career with the youth academy of Vicenza, and then he joined the youth teams of Atalanta in the summer of 2015, where he started playing for their under-19 squad in the 2018–19 season.[3] Okoli was occasionally called up to Atalanta's senior team in that season and the next, but never appeared on the field. He also represented the club in the UEFA Youth League.

Loan to SPAL

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On 25 September 2020, Okoli joined Serie B club SPAL on loan.[4]

He made his Serie B debut for SPAL on 21 November 2020 in a game against Pescara. Okoli started and played the full game in a 2–0 victory.[5]

He grabbed his first ever career goal on 10 April 2021 in a Serie B game, which was in a 2–1 away win against Leece, where he scored the winner in the 54th minute.[6]

Loan to Cremonese

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On 12 July 2021, Okoli joined Serie B club Cremonese on a season-long loan.[7]

Return to Atalanta

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He returned to Atalanta in July 2022, after his loan ended, and was integrated into Atalanta's first team for the following season. Okoli made his Serie A debut with Atalanta on 13 August 2022 in a 2–0 victory over Sampdoria.[8]

Loan to Frosinone

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On 1 September 2023, he moved to newly promoted Serie A club Frosinone on a season-long loan.[9]

Leicester City

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On 9 July 2024, Okoli signed for newly promoted English Premier League club Leicester City on a five-year deal.[10] He made his competitive debut for the club on 1 September 2024 in a 2–1 home defeat to Aston Villa.[11] He then grabbed his first-ever Premier League goal on 12 April 2025 in a 2–2 away draw to Brighton.[12]

International career

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Born in Italy to parents of Nigerian origin, Okoli is Igbo and Yoruba by descent.[13] He was first called up to represent Italy in 2019 with the Italy U19 side.[14]

Okoli made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 7 September 2021, playing as a starter in the qualifying match 1–0 win against Montenegro.[15] He was called up to the senior Italy squad for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against France and Israel on 6 and 9 September 2024, respectively.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 November 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup [a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2020–21 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Serie A 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2023–24 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 0
SPAL (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 16 1 3 0 — — 19 1
Total 16 1 3 0 — — 19 1
Cremonese (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 27 0 1 0 — — 28 0
Total 27 0 1 0 — — 28 0
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 34 0 3 0 — — 37 0
Total 34 0 3 0 — — 37 0
Leicester City 2024–25 Premier League 19 1 1 0 3 0 — 23 1
2025–26 Championship 10 0 0 0 0 0 — 10 0
Total 29 1 1 0 3 0 — 33 1
Career total 123 2 8 0 3 0 0 0 134 2
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

References

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