Godfrey Bitok
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Godfrey Bitok Stephen | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gee-Lec Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 51 | (7) |
| 2021–2023 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 17 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Diósgyőr | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Gaziantep | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:02, 16 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Godfrey Bitok Stephen (born 22 August 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Gaziantep.
Career
[edit]In January 2020, Bitok signed a new two-year contract with Isloch Minsk Raion, until the end of 2021.[1]
In February 2021, Bitok joined Jagiellonia Białystok on a contract until the end of 2024.[2] On 18 December 2021, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the year-long loan signing of Stephen.[3] After his loan had concluded, he terminated his contract with Jagiellonia by mutual consent on 1 February 2023.[4]
Bitok joined Gaziantep on 30 July 2024.[5] [6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 August 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Isloch Minsk Raion | 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Belarusian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 8 | ||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Volga Ulyanovsk (loan) | 2022–23 | Russian Second League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Diósgyőr | 2023–24 | NB I | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| Gaziantep | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 108 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 119 | 9 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Confirmed : Nigeria U23 Star Stephen Inks Fresh Two-Year Deal With FC Isloch". allnigeriasoccer.com/. All Nigerian Soccer. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Photo Confirmation : Nigeria U23 Left-Back Stephen Joins Jagiellonia Bialystok". allnigeriasoccer.com/. All Nigerian Soccer. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "სტეფენ ბიტოკი დინამოში ითამაშებს". fcdinamo.ge/ (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Godfrey Stephen odszedł z Jagiellonii" (in Polish). 1 February 2023.
- ^ "STEPHEN BITOK GAZİANTEP'TE!" (in Turkish). Gaziantep gaziantepfk.org. 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Gaziantep FK Stephen Bitok'u kadrosuna kattı!". fotomaç.com.tr. 30 July 2024.
- ^ Godfrey Bitok at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Godfrey Bitok at Soccerway
- Godfrey Bitok at WorldFootball.net
- Godfrey Bitok at Gaziantep FK
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Jos
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Isloch Minsk Raion players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- FC Volga Ulyanovsk players
- Diósgyőri VTK players
- Gaziantep F.K. footballers
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Russian First League players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Süper Lig players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey