David Okereke don get new home for Italy, and dis move dey give the Naija forward another chance to show wetin e fit do for the country where e professional career first start to shine.
The 28-year-old striker don sharp-sharp finish e move go Benevento Calcio, after the Italian club confirm say dem don agree terms to get e services, na weytin Hitvibz dey yan be dat.
David Okereke transfer don confirm by Benevento
Okereke sign contract wey go run till June 30, 2028, plus option to extend am automatically till June 30, 2029.
Benevento confirm dis David Chidozie Okereke transfer through official club statement, as dem bring the Naija player come join the Giallorossi while dem dey prepare for the new Serie B season.
Dis move dey come after Okereke time with Cremonese, wey make Benevento e latest stop inside e Italian football journey wey don carry am pass plenty clubs and competitions.
And if you don dey follow Okereke journey before, you go know say dis no be e first big move for European football.
Dem born am for Lagos for 1997, and Okereke start e senior career for Italy with Lavagnese before e move go Spezia.
E main blowup happen during the 2018/19 Serie B season, when e score 10 goals and give 12 assists inside 33 league games—something wey make big clubs start to eye am.
Na dat solid form later fetch am big move go Belgium.
David Okereke dey bring Serie A, Champions League experience
Okereke join Belgian giants Club Brugge for 2019, and e sharp-sharp blend enter the team wey dey drag trophy for home and for Europe.
During e time for Belgium, e win the Belgian league title for 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, and e even play for UEFA Champions League join.
Later on, e return go Italy to play for Venezia, where e score seven goals inside 32 Serie A games during the 2021/22 season.
Cremonese come buy am enter Italian top flight permanently for 2022. David Okereke score seven Serie A goals for e first season with dem, before e later go loan for Torino, and dem set off again go Turkish side Gaziantep.
E 2024/25 campaign for Turkey na another correct chapter, as Okereke score eight league goals inside 29 Süper Lig matches.
E come back to Cremonese for the 2025/26 season, play 10 Serie A matches, and score two goals.
Right now, David move to Benevento Calcio dey carry am back to Serie B—the same league where e first show the world say e na proper professional striker.
E even get one sweet history for here. Okereke don already play against Benevento before for Serie B, and e score two goals when Spezia beat dem 3-1 for November 2018.
So e experience no end for Serie B alone. Okereke don flex e skills for Serie A, Belgian Pro League, UEFA Champions League, and Turkish Süper Lig, wey mean say Benevento don get attacker wey carry heavy experience across different levels of European football.
E trophy cabinet self dey clear.
Okereke perform well with Club Brugge teams wey win Belgian championship, and dem credit am with three Belgian league titles inside 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Now, Benevento Calcio go dey pray make all dis experience turn to goals and correct performances as David Okereke dey kick off another chapter of e career for Italy.
For the Naija boy self, dis move na fresh chance to play big role for club wey put dem full faith for e hand with contract wey fit reach 2029.
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Last Updated on August 11, 2026 8:07 am by Hitvibz Media
David Okereke Transfer: Benevento Calcio Don Sign Naija Baller Wey Get Serie A Experience
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