Confirmed : Highly-Rated Multi-Eligible Defender Okoh Joins Red Bull Salzburg

Published: June 28, 2019

Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg have announced the signing of multi-eligible central defender Bryan Okoh.

The 16-year-old has joined Salzburg from Swiss club FC Lausanne Sport and has inked a three-year deal that will keep him in Austria until May 31, 2022.

Next season, Okoh will represent Red Bull Salzburg's cooperation club FC Liefering who compete in the second-tier of Austrian football.

Born in 2003, the center back has played internationally for Switzerland at U15 and U16 levels and is also eligible to represent his country of birth, United States as well as Nigeria through his parents.

Okoh made 7 appearances in the Swiss U18 Elite League last season and received only one yellow card against FC Sion U18s back in March.

He captained Switzerland U16s in their 2-0 win against Chile in April 2019.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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