Jay-Jay Okocha
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NigeriaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He had 73 caps for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scoring 14 goals, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time and one of the most influential dribblers in world football history. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-01
In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1994–2002The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Jay-Jay Okocha in Nigeria's starting line-up, from 1994-04-10 to 2002-06-12.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
11 goals across 10 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1993–2005| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-18 |  Angola | D1–1(h) | 5' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kano |
| 2004-02-13 |  Mali | W2–1(n) | 16' | African Cup of Nations | Monastir |
| 2004-02-11 |  Tunisia | D1–1(a) | 67' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Radès |
| 2004-02-08 |  Cameroon | W2–1(n) | 45' | African Cup of Nations | Monastir |
| 2004-01-31 |  South Africa | W4–0(n) | 64' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Monastir |
| 2001-07-01 |  Sudan | W4–0(a) | 40' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Omdurman |
| 2000-06-17 |  Sierra Leone | W2–0(h) | 12' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
| 2000-02-13 | Cameroon | D2–2(h) | 47' | African Cup of Nations | Lagos |
| 2000-01-23 | Tunisia | W4–2(h) | 28' 58' | African Cup of Nations | Lagos |
| 1993-07-03 |  Algeria | W4–1(h) | 12' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lagos |
Honours
5 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours5 | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ×1 | 1994 | Nigeria | |
| Football League Championship play-offs | ×1 | 2008 | Hull City | |
| Olympic Gold medal | ×1 | 1996 | Nigeria U23 | |
| Trophée des Champions | ×1 | 1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | ×1 | 2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Individual honours9 | ||||
| Player of the year · 4 | ||||
| BBC African Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 2003, 2004 | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations Best Player | 2004 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year | 2002–03 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (Reserve) | 1998 | |||
| IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team | 2021 | |||
| Monthly awards · 1 | ||||
| Premier League Player of the Month | 2003 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| FIFA 100 | ||||
| Goal of the Year (Germany) | 1993 | |||