Bryan Okoh

Bryan Ikemefuna Okoh (born 16 May 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport. Born in the United States, he represented Switzerland at youth international level.

Bryan Okoh
Photo of Bryan Okoh in 2021
Bryan Okoh in 2021
Personal information
Birth nameBryan Ikemefuna Okoh
Date of birth16 May 2003 (aged 23)
Place of birthHouston, Texas, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing positionCentre-back
Club information
Current team
Lausanne-Sport
Number5
Youth career
2010–2016FC Espagnol Lausanne
2016–2019Lausanne-Sport
2019–2020Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2025Red Bull Salzburg1(0)
2019–2025FC Liefering (loan)70(4)
2025–Lausanne-Sport0(0)
National team
2017–2018Switzerland U158(1)
2018–2019Switzerland U164(1)
2019Switzerland U174(1)
2021–Switzerland U215(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:57, 6 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2024

Career

Okoh began his career with FC Espagnol Lausanne. In 2016–17 he joined the youth team of FC Lausanne-Sport. In 2019–20 he went to Austria and signed for FC Red Bull Salzburg.[2] He was transferred to the farm team FC Liefering. In August 2019 he played his first match for Liefering versus SV Lafnitz. In 2021–22 he became part of the first team.

Okoh joined Lausanne-Sport in 2025.[3]

National team

He played for the Switzerland U15, U16, U17 and U21 national teams. In November 2021 he was part of the Switzerland national football team. During the training he suffered a Cruciate ligament tear and would not play for a year.[4]

Honours

References

  1. Bryan Okoh (9 April 2022)FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. Homepage FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  3. Bryan Okoh est de retour au Lausanne-Sport ! (in French) (4 June 2025)FC Lausanne-Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. Homepage FC Red Bull Salzburg