Jeppe Okkels

Jeppe Okkels (born 27 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.

Jeppe Okkels
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999
Place of birth Silkeborg, Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2011 ØBG Silkeborg
2011–2018 Silkeborg IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Silkeborg IF 89 (9)
2020–2023 IF Elfsborg 100 (24)
2024– Utrecht 4 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Denmark U16 7 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U17 14 (4)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 4 (2)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 9 (3)
2019 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2020 Denmark U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:58, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Career

Silkeborg

Jeppe Okkels started playing football at the age of 3–4 and moved from ØBG Silkeborg to Silkeborg IF at the age of 12, joining the club's under-13s. During the summer of 2014, he signed his first contract with Silkeborg and was called up for the U16 national team.[1]

In the April 2015, Okkels went on a one-week trial with German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.[2]

Okkels made his Danish 1st Division and Silkeborg debut on 28 May 2016. Okkels started on the bench, but replaced Mikkel Vendelbo in the 67th minute in a 5–0 victory against Vejle Boldklub.[3]

IF Elfsborg

On 26 August 2020 it was confirmed, that Okkels had joined Swedish Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg on a deal until the end of 2024.[4] After 29 goals and 16 assists in 118 games, Okkels left Elfsborg in January 2024.

FC Utrecht

On 30 January 2024, Okkels joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht on a deal until the end of June 2027.[5]

Honours

Silkeborg

References
  1. "Jeppe Okkels". silkeborgif.com. Archived 2017-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Jeppe Okkels - SIF". silkeborgif.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2021. Archived 25 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "SILKEBORG VS. VEJLE 5 - 0". soccerway.com. 29 September 2016.
  4. VÄLKOMMEN JEPPE OKKELS, elfsborg.se, 26 August 2020
  5. Flankaanvaller Jeppe Okkels versterkt FC Utrecht, fcutrecht.nl, 30 January 2024
  6. "Jeppe Okkels - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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