Personal information | |||
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Full name | Noble Okello Ayo[1] | ||
Date of birth | July 20, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta United 2 | ||
Number | 45 | ||
Youth career | |||
North York Hearts | |||
Mooredale SC | |||
2013–2018 | Toronto FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Toronto FC III | 16 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Toronto FC II | 23 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Toronto FC | 23 | (1) |
2019 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2020 | → HB Køge (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2021 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2023 | New England Revolution II | 10 | (1) |
2024– | Atlanta United 2 | 19 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Canada U20 | 5 | (3) |
2018 | Canada U21 | 4 | (0) |
2020 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 11, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 10, 2020 |
Noble Okello Ayo (born July 20, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro.
Early life
[edit]Okello began playing soccer at age six with the North York Hearts SC.[1] He later played for Mooredale SC before joining the Toronto FC Academy in 2013.[2] On August 20, 2017, he was part of the U17 side that beat Juventus U17 to capture the inaugural International Youth Soccer Cup.[3]
Club career
[edit]Toronto FC
[edit]In 2016, he appeared in one match for Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario.[4] In 2017, he scored one goal in 13 appearances[5] and made a further two appearances in 2018.[6]
In September 2017, Okello signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II in the USL.[2][7] On October 6, 2017, he made his professional debut against Bethlehem Steel FC.[8] Following the conclusion of USL season, Okello was invited to train with the U19 team of VfL Wolfsburg.[9] On January 10, 2018, he played a full 90 minutes for their U19 side in a 2–1 victory over Hallescher FC where he scored the equalizing goal in the 88th minute[10] He then returned to Toronto, to join the Toronto FC first team's 2018 pre-season training camp.[11] It was later reported that VfL Wolfsburg had made three separate transfer bids to sign Okello, which would see his club receive a six figure transfer fee in addition to appearance fees and sell on percentage fee.[12]
In January 2019, Okello signed a first-team contract with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.[13][14] He made his first-team debut for Toronto on August 14 against Ottawa Fury FC in the second leg of their 2019 Canadian Championship semi-final series.[15] He made his MLS debut on July 21, 2020, against the New England Revolution.[16][17] He was loaned to the second team for some matches in 2021.[18] He scored his first goal for TFCII on June 30, converting a penalty kick against Tormenta FC.[19] Upon completion of the 2021 season, Okello's option for the 2022 season would be picked up by Toronto.[20] After appearing in four of the first five matches of the 2022 season, Okello suffered an injury that kept him out of action for five months.[21] After the end of the 2022 season, he departed the club, upon the expiry of his contract.[22]
Loan to HB Køge
[edit]On September 25, 2020, Okello was sent out on loan to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge, the same club that his teammate Rocco Romeo was also on loan with.[23] On September 30, he made his debut for Køge, coming on as a second-half substitute and scored a goal from 35 metres out.[24][25]
New England Revolution II
[edit]In February 2023, he went on trial with MLS club LA Galaxy.[26] Afterwards, he went on trial with the New England Revolution.[27] In March 2023, he signed a contract with their second team, New England Revolution II, in MLS Next Pro.[28]
Atlanta United 2
[edit]In December 2023, he signed a contract with Atlanta United 2 for the 2024 season.[29] He scored his first goal on May 8, 2024 against Carolina Core FC.[30]
International career
[edit]Okello made his debut in the Canadian youth system attending a camp in September 2016 with the Canada U17 team.[1] He was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he made his international debut on April 22, 2017 against Costa Rica U17.[1]
In May 2018, Okello was called up to the Canadian U21 side for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[31] In October 2018, Okello was named to the Canadian U20 squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[32] He scored a brace in the tournament opener against Dominica, a 4–0 victory.[33] Okello was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[34]
Okello was named to the Canadian senior team for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[35] Okello made his senior debut on January 7, 2020, against Barbados as a substitute in a 4–1 victory.[36]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played October 14, 2023[37]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC III | 2016[4] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2017[5] | 13 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
2018[6] | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
Toronto FC II | 2017 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2018 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||||
2019 | USL League One | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
Toronto FC | 2019 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021 | 14 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||||
2022 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
HB Køge (loan) | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
New England Revolution II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Career total | 106 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 6 |
- ^ Includes one appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
- ^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League.
International
[edit]- As of January 16, 2020
Canada | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Noble Okello at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ a b Krueger, Adam (September 15, 2017). "Dunn, Okello, and Romeo sign first pro deals". Toronto FC.
- ^ Krueger, Adam. "U-17s beat Juventus to capture International Youth Soccer Cup!". Toronto FC.
- ^ a b "Noble Okello 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ a b "Noble Okello 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ a b "Noble Okello 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Grossi, James (January 25, 2019). ""Sky is the limit" for Academy Product Noble Okello". Toronto FC.
- ^ Alessandrini, Mike (October 7, 2017). "TFC II youngsters play key role despite loss to Bethlehem - Okello, Hundal lead impactful teens for Young Reds". Toronto Observer.
- ^ Buchheister, Christopher (January 12, 2018). "Okello und Zakaria: Der VfL blickt nach Kanada" [Okello and Zakaria: VfL looks to Canada]. Wolfsburger Nachrichten (in German).
- ^ "U19 dreht Spiel kurz vor Schluss". VfL Wolfsburg. January 10, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Noble Okello". Toronto FC. January 22, 2019.
- ^ Chopra, Nipun (April 6, 2018). "Canadian youth international Okello attracting attention from Bundesliga". Soc Takes.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (January 22, 2019). "Toronto FC sign midfielder Noble Okello to Homegrown deal". Major League Soccer.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (January 22, 2019). "Noble Okello signs first team contract with Toronto FC". Waking the Red.
- ^ "TFC downs Ottawa Fury FC to advance to Canadian Championship final". Sportsnet. August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Toronto FC's Noble Okello makes his MLS debut against New England". Major League Soccer. July 21, 2020.
- ^ Grossi, James (July 25, 2020). "Birthday + debut back-to-back: Noble Okello coming into his own with Toronto FC". Toronto FC.
- ^ "Toronto FC loan Noble Okello to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. June 30, 2021.
- ^ Steiner, Ben (July 1, 2021). "TFC II finish busy stretch with a win against South Georgia Tormenta". Waking the Red.
- ^ "Toronto FC Announce Year-End Roster Decisions". Toronto FC. December 1, 2021.
- ^ Molinaro, John (September 8, 2022). "TFC's Noble Okello: 'Now that I'm back I can only look forward to the future'". TFC Republic.
- ^ "Toronto FC Announce Year-End Roster Moves". Toronto FC. October 14, 2022.
- ^ "HB Køge lejer canadisk landsholdsspiller i Toronto FC" [HB Køge rents Canadian national team player in Toronto FC]. HB Køge (in Danish). September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Okello om flot debutmål: "Rent instinkt"" [Okello on great debut goal: "Pure instinct"]. HB Køge (in Danish). October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Noble Okello sparkede sig ind i HB Køges historiebøger" [Noble Okello kicked himself into HB Køge's history books]. HB Køge (in Danish). October 1, 2020.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (February 6, 2023). "Noble Okello trialing with LA Galaxy". LA Confidential.
- ^ Pongratz, Caleb (March 2, 2023). "Revolution preseason trialist Noble Okello set to sign for New England Revolution II". ProstAmerika.
- ^ "New England Revolution II Sign Midfielder Noble Okello". New England Revolution. March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs three players for 2024 season". Atlanta United FC. December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 Drops Home Match to Carolina Core FC 2-1". Atlanta United FC. May 8, 2024.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (May 17, 2018). "Canada's next generation will be on display at the Toulon Tournament". Waking the Red.
- ^ "Canada announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. October 24, 2018.
- ^ Sandor, Steven (November 2, 2018). "Canada triumphs over Dominica in U20 Championship opener". The 11.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (May 30, 2019). "Uncapped Noble Okello, Kamal Miller included in Canada's Gold Cup squad". Toronto Star.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: CanMNT begins 2020 with a win in friendly vs. Barbados". January 7, 2019.
- ^ Noble Okello at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Noble Okello at Soccerway
- Noble Okello at the Canadian Soccer Association