Stephen Michael Gopey (born 15 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Moldovan Super Liga club Milsami Orhei.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Michael Gopey | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2000 | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milsami Orhei | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Lobi Stars | 17 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Rivers United | 33 | (2) |
| 2021 | Wikki Tourists | 6 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Inhulets Petrove | 16 | (2) |
| 2022 | Al-Arabi | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2022 | → Wadi Degla (loan) | ||
| 2023 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 9 | (1) |
| 2024 | Inhulets Petrove | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Milsami Orhei | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 | |||
Club career
editIn mid-season of the 2020–21 Nigeria Professional Football League, Gopey moved from Rivers United to Wikki Tourists.[1]
On 23 July 2021, he signed for Ukrainian Premier League club Inhulets Petrove,[2] on a three-year contract.[3] Gopey made his league debut against Shakhtar Donetsk on 24 July 2021, scoring his team's lone goal in a 2–1 defeat.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Tunde Williams. Scoring against Rivers United is a dream come true – Stephen Gopey. www.brila.net. June 1, 2021
- ^ "Gopey will play in the UPL. Inhulets registered a Nigerian forward for the season (in Ukrainian)". sport.ua. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ DONE DEAL. spoorts.io.
- ^ VBET Ліга. 1-й тур Матч №2 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 24 July 2021.
- ^ Shina Oludare. 'This player has a prospect' – Lavrynenko on why FC Inhulets signed Gopey. www.goal.com. July 24, 2021
External links
edit- Michael Gopey Stephen at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Michael Gopey Stephen at Soccerway
- Micheal Stephen at Global Sports Archive at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2022)
- Michael Stephen at Flashscore.com