Jon Okafor

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jon Okafor

| image = Oke footy 24.jpg

| fullname = Jonathan Okafor

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|25}}

| birth_place = Verona, New Jersey, United States[http://www.soccertimes.com/americans/list.htm Americans Playing Abroad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930234419/http://www.soccertimes.com/americans/list.htm |date=September 30, 2016 }}, Soccer Times, as of September 15, 2013. Accessed November 1, 2013. "Jonathan Okafor – midfielder – MYPA – Verona, N.J."

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| collegeyears1 = 2007–2010

| college1 = Brown Bears

| years1 = 2010

| clubs1 = Central Jersey Spartans

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = MYPA

| caps2 = 30

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Arizona United

| caps3 = 32

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = → Arizona United (loan)

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| pcupdate = February 23, 2016

| ntupdate =

}}

Jon Okafor (born August 25, 1989) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Career

=College and amateur=

Okafor played four years of college soccer at Brown University between 2007 and 2010. Brown soccer team won the Ivy League Conference and went 7–0 in 2007. In 2010, Brown also reached the Sweet 16 round in the NCAA tournament.{{cite web |author= |url=http://brownbears.com/sports/m-soccer/2010-11/bios/okafor%20jon00.html |title=Jon Okafor – Brown |publisher=Brownbears.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05 |archive-date=November 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185204/https://brownbears.com/404-1.aspx?url=%2Fcustompages%2Fm-soccer%2F2010-11%2Fbios%2Fokafor%20jon00.html |url-status=dead }}

During his time at college, Okafor also played for USL PDL club Central Jersey Spartans in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/20204266.html#STATS |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |accessdate=2013-09-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727234802/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/20204266.html |archivedate=July 27, 2013 }}

=Professional career=

Okafor was drafted 40th overall by Chivas USA in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. However, he wasn't signed by the team due to contract disputes. Okafor signed his first professional contract in February 2013, when he joined Finnish club MYPA.{{cite web |url=http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-soccer/2012-13/releases/201302065cgcxm |title=Former Men's Soccer Standout Jon Okafor '11 Signs Contract with MyPa of the Finnish First Division – Brown |publisher=Brownbears.com |date=2013-02-06 |accessdate=2013-09-05 |archive-date=October 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007003847/http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-soccer/2012-13/releases/201302065cgcxm |url-status=dead }}

He went on to play for Arizona United in the USL and was a standout player with the squad before moving to Atlanta Silverbacks in the NASL.