Frankline Okoye Chinaecherem (born 6 May 1999) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ykkösliiga club KäPa.
Club career KuPS On the last day of the January 2018 transfer market, Okoye joined Finnish club KuPS on a three-year deal, until the end of 2020.Transfer Deadline Day Live Nigerian Players : Ejaria, Echiejile, Success, Shodipo, allnigeriasoccer.com, 31 January 2018KuPSille uusi toppari Nigeriasta, savonsanomat.fi, 1 February 2018 Okoye played the 2018 season for KuPS' farm team, KuFu-98, who played in the Kakkonen. Okoye made 15 appearances for the team in the 2018 season.
Okoye's contract with KuPS was terminated by the end of the year.
Tammeka After leaving KuPS, Okoye went to Estonia and joined Tartu JK Tammeka on a trial period in the beginning of 2019. In February, it was reported, that Okoye wouldn't get a contract with the club.Okoye Tammekaga ei liitu, Kurata saatus on veel lahtine, soccernet.ee, 10 February 2019 However, one month later, in March 2019, it was confirmed that he had signed an official deal with the club.Tammeka ja Okoye jõudsid kokkuleppele, Koskorit ei registreerita, soccernet.ee, 7 March 2019
19-year old Okoye quickly became a key player for the club and made 27 league appearances in the 2019 season, 20 of the from start, and scored three goals.
IFK Mariehamn In December 2019, Okoye returned to Finland to join Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn on trial.Ännu en mittback på test med IFK, nyan.ax, 12 December 2019 On 2 January 2020, he signed a permanent deal until the end of 2021, with an option for one further year.Mittback klar för IFK Mariehamn, alandsradio.ax, 2 January 2020IFK Mariehamnin Frankline Okoye haki vauhtia Viron Premium Liigasta, veikkausliiga.com, 5 March 2020
Jaro On 27 January 2022, he signed with Jaro for the 2022 season.
Umeå On 28 March 2023, Okoye signed a two-year contract with Umeå in Sweden. After a disappointing stay, which saw just 61 minutes of playing time over two games, the club confirmed on June 12, 2023 that the parties had terminated the agreement by mutual consent.Frankline Okoye lämnar Umeå FC, ufc.se, 12 June 2023
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