Mark Obidozie Chukwuemeka Nwokeji (born 30 January 1982) is an English

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Career

Born in Manchester, Nwokeji was the

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All-England Schoolboy champion prior to becoming a footballer. His former clubs include Walton & Hersham,

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, Leatherhead,

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, St Albans City and

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. Whilst with Staines on a part-time basis, Nwokeji studied as a law student. Nwokeji signed for

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side

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from Isthmian Premier outfit

, where he was a prolific goalscorer, in May 2008. He scored on his debut for ''the Daggers'' on 9 August 2008, in a 6–0 home win against Chester City. He went on to make 20 appearances for Dagenham in all competitions in the 2008–09 season, scoring five times, before suffering a serious knee ligament injury in January 2009 that ruled him out for nine months. On 12 November 2009, Nwokeji signed for Conference Premier side Luton Town on a two-month loan in order to regain match sharpness after his injury, scoring his first goal for the club in the FA Cup against Rotherham United on 28 November 2009. This was then extended to the end of the season on 13 January 2010, after he impressed Luton manager

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. His loan at the club ended on 7 May 2010. On 9 June 2010, Nwokeji signed for

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, subject to scans on a recurrent cruciate ligament injury. In June 2011, he joined Havant & Waterlooville. However, having failed to secure a first-team spot, making only four appearances, Nwokeji left Havant in September 2011. Later during the 2011–12 season, he rejoined

. In the summer of 2012, Nwokeji joined

Kingstonian Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...

References

External links

Mark Nwokeji player profile
at the Dagenham & Redbridge website *
Mark Nwokeji player profile
at NonLeagueDaily.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nwokeji, Mark 1982 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Walton & Hersham F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Staines Town F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players English Football League players National League (English football) players English people of Nigerian descent Leatherhead F.C. players Footballers from Manchester Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Merstham F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Ware F.C. players Chesham United F.C. players Black British sportsmen