Joseph Stanley Okumu (born 26 May 1997) is a Kenyan professional

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who plays as a defender for French club

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and the Kenya national team.

Club career

Okumu has played club football for Chemelil Sugar,

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and

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. At AFC Ann Arbor he made 8 league appearances in the 2018 season. On 16 August 2018, Okumu signed for

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side

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. On 28 August 2019, Okumu transferred to Swedish

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side

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for an undisclosed fee. He signed for Belgian club

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on 21 June 2021 for €3.5 million. On 22 July 2023, Okumu transferred to the French club

.Joseph Okumu, de la vitesse en charnière centrale
Press release, 22 July 2023

International career

After spending time with the Kenyan under-21 and under-23 teams, he made his international debut for the senior team in 2016.

References

External links

USL Championship bio
1997 births Living people People from Kisumu County Sportspeople from Nyanza Province Kenyan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chemelil Sugar F.C. players Free State Stars F.C. players AFC Ann Arbor players Real Monarchs players IF Elfsborg players K.A.A. Gent players Stade de Reims players Kenyan Premier League players South African Premier Division players National Premier Soccer League players USL Championship players Allsvenskan players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Kenya men's international footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Kenyan expatriate men's footballers Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub