Greg Nwokolo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Greg Nwokolo

| image =

| image_size =

| fullname = Gregory Junior Nwokolo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|01|03|df=yes}}{{cite web|title=Gregory Junior Nwokolo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/greg-nwokolo/40163/|work=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|access-date=10 October 2011}}

| birth_place = Onitsha, Nigeria

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/greg-nwokolo_prs218001/person.shtml|title=Greg Nwokolo|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=5 January 2020}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2003–2004

| clubs1 = Tampines Rovers

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = Sriwijaya

| caps2 = 20

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2005

| clubs3 = Young Lions

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2005

| clubs4 = Warriors

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2006

| clubs5 = PSIS Semarang

| caps5 = 18

| goals5 = 11

| years6 = 2006–2007

| clubs6 = PSMS Medan

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2007–2008

| clubs7 = Persis Solo

| caps7 = 28

| goals7 = 14

| years8 = 2008–2009

| clubs8 = Persija Jakarta

| caps8 = 31

| goals8 = 16

| years9 = 2009–2010

| clubs9 = Olhanense

| caps9 = 13

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2010–2011

| clubs10 = Persija Jakarta

| caps10 = 26

| goals10 = 13

| years11 = 2011–2012

| clubs11 = Pelita Jaya

| caps11 = 24

| goals11 = 20

| years12 = 2012

| clubs12 = → Chiangrai United (loan)

| caps12 = 9

| goals12 = 5

| years13 = 2012–2013

| clubs13 = Arema Cronus

| caps13 = 24

| goals13 = 15

| years14 = 2013–2014

| clubs14 = Persebaya DU

| caps14 = 24

| goals14 = 14

| years15 = 2014–2015

| clubs15 = Persija Jakarta

| caps15 = 2

| goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2015–2016

| clubs16 = BEC Tero Sasana

| caps16 = 19

| goals16 = 5

| years17 = 2016

| clubs17 = Persija Jakarta

| caps17 = 14

| goals17 = 3

| years18 = 2017–2020

| clubs18 = Madura United

| caps18 = 75

| goals18 = 22

| years19 = 2021–2022

| clubs19 = Madura United

| caps19 = 7

| goals19 = 1

| years20 = 2023–2024

| clubs20 = Arema

| caps20 = 10

| goals20 = 0

| totalcaps = 405

| totalgoals = 165

| nationalyears1 = 2013–2019

| nationalteam1 = Indonesia

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Gregory Junior Nwokolo (born 3 January 1986) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born in the Nigeria, he represents the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Greg began his career in Asia with Tampines Rovers. After that, in 2004 he signed for Young Lions.{{Cite web |url=http://bola.vivanews.com/news/read/30357-kini_lebih_jinak___fokus |title=Kini Lebih Jinak & Fokus |access-date=29 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005004121/http://bola.vivanews.com/news/read/30357-kini_lebih_jinak___fokus |archive-date=5 October 2009 |url-status=dead }} He left them in the same year to move to the Indonesian club, Persijatim Solo.[http://jakartacasual.blogspot.com/2009/07/greg-nwokolo.html Jakarta Casual: Greg Nwokolo] After half a year in Indonesia for Persijatim, he joined Singapore Armed Forces in January 2005 and signed back to PSIS Semarang in early 2006.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

After a year and a half, in mid-2006 he joined PSMS Medan.[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027095840/http://geocities.com/kampak_palembang/jadwal2006.htm Pendukung PSMS Medan] He played for PSMS Medan one year before being signed in January 2007 for Persis Solo,[http://jakartacasual.blogspot.com/2007/10/greg-nwokolo-persis-solo.html Jakarta Casual: Greg Nwokolo (Persis Solo)] after 14 goals in 28 games in the 2007–08 season was sold to Persija Jakarta.{{Cite web |url=http://thejakartaglobe.com/sports/sriwijaya-deal-in-limbo-as-nwokolo-heads-off-for-tryout-in-germany/317018 |title=Sriwijaya Deal in Limbo As Nwokolo Heads Off For Tryout in Germany |access-date=29 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810014706/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/sports/sriwijaya-deal-in-limbo-as-nwokolo-heads-off-for-tryout-in-germany/317018 |archive-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}

In 2009, he left the club, Persija Jakarta and he want to seek his fortune in Europe and signed for the Portuguese club, Olhanense until 30 June 2010,{{Cite web |url=http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-olhanense-news/3250-nigerian-nwokolo-signs-for-olhanense |title=Nigerian striker Nwokolo signs for Olhanense |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130210805/https://portugoal.net/index.php/more-olhanense-news/3250-nigerian-nwokolo-signs-for-olhanense |url-status=dead }} in August 2010 before he moved back to Persija Jakarta as a free agent.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

In the 2011–12 season, he was recruited by Pelita Jaya together with Safee Sali and Aleksandar Bajevski. After that, Greg moved to Arema Indonesia for the 2012–13 season.

On 5 December 2014, he signed again with Persija Jakarta.{{cite web|title=RESMI: Greg Nwokolo Kembali Bela Persija Jakarta|url=http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2014/12/05/6780342/resmi-greg-nwokolo-kembali-bela-persija-jakarta?ICID=SP|access-date=5 December 2014|language=id}}

International career

As a Nigerian, Nwokolo does not have any record that he has been capped in any match for both junior or senior for the Nigeria National Football Team. In early 2010, Nwokolo was rumoured that he will soon play for the Indonesia national football team, though this rumour wasn't confirmed by Nwokolo himself, what is interesting is that he didn't confirm nor deny the rumour. After many speculations, in August 2011 Football Association of Indonesia finally confirmed that Nwokolo has been naturalised, and got Indonesian citizenship officially on 10 October 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://bola.vivanews.com/news/read/254274-greg-gembira-jadi-warga-negara-indonesia |title=Greg Gembira Jadi Warga Negara Indonesia |access-date=10 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213130159/http://bola.vivanews.com/news/read/254274-greg-gembira-jadi-warga-negara-indonesia |archive-date=13 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Nwokolo made his debut for the Indonesia national football team in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign against Saudi Arabia on 23 March 2013. Nwokolo also played full 90 minutes in a friendly match against Netherlands on 7 June 2013. On 14 August 2013, Nwokolo scored his first international goal against Philippines in a friendly match.

Personal life

On 20 May 2018, he married Indonesian model and actress Kimmy Jayanti, in Perth, Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.bolasport.com/primadona/275002-wow-5-fakta-kimmy-jayanti-ini-buktikan-greg-nwokolo-dapatkan-rejeki-nomplok-nomor-2-istri-idaman-banget-deh-|title=Wow! 5 Fakta Kimmy Jayanti Ini Buktikan Greg Nwokolo Dapatkan Rejeki Nomplok, Nomor 2 Istri Idaman Banget Deh ("Wow! 5 Facts That Prove That Kimmy Jayanti's Husband Greg Nwokolo Was Lucky to Marry Her")|author=Ananda Lathifah Rozalina|publisher=BolaSport.com|date=23 May 2018|access-date=24 May 2018}}

Controversies

On 15 April 2014, after the Persipura Jayapura vs Persebaya Bhayangkara match conference, Greg got into a fight with Jacksen F. Tiago because of personal problems that started in the Indonesia national football team. The situation then eased after police restrained both of them.{{cite web | title=Jacksen F Tiago & Greg Nwokolo Adu Mulut | url=http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1391/indonesia-super-league/2014/04/15/4754451/jacksen-f-tiago-greg-nwokolo-adu-mulut | publisher = Goal}}

Career statistics

=International=

colspan=3 \| Indonesia national team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	4	1
2014	2	0
2015	0	0
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	0	0
2019	2	1
Total\|\|8\|\|2

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first.{{cite web |url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/?p=13628 |title=Indonesia Edge Philippines in Solo; Laos U19 Stumble in Pleiku |work=AseanFootball.org |publisher=ASEAN Football Federation |date=2013-08-15 |access-date=1 December 2014 }}

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! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

14 August 2013

Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia

align=center | 1–0

align=center | 2–0

Friendly

25 March 2019

Mandalar Thiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar

align=center | 1–0

align=center | 2–0

Friendly