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Full nameObilor Denzel Okeke
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age24
Date of birth23 Jul 2002
Height170 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubKFUM Oslo
Defensive midfielderalso played MID
11
Appearances
6
Goals
1
Assists
857
Minutes

Domestic-league season · KFUM Oslo.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Hammarby FFAllsvenskan: 9 apps, 0g 1a, 265 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at KFUM Oslo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien11618577.27
Allsvenskanat Hammarby FF9012656.77
NM Cupen21083

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

O. Okeke is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at KFUM Oslo, rated 38.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 90th of 219 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Okeke.

Judged on this season alone, Okeke graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 13 of the 13 defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 6 goals, 1 assist and 1.47 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 26). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 39% of the 13 defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 24 Okeke is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Okeke is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential5th of 13 defensive midfielders · Eliteserien · 11 appsCurrent season7th of 13 defensive midfielders · Eliteserien · 11 apps7th-best defensive midfielder in the Eliteserien90th in the Eliteserien · potential5th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Eliteserien
38.2
Ratingi
5th of 13 defensive midfielders
25.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.8%
Minutes
limited game time
1.47
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · KFUM Oslo finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

1.47
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
4
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.74 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 38.2, Okeke carries the 5th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien of 13 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.