| Joseph Okumu | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Stanley Okumu |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kisumu, Kenya |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Reims |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Chemelil Sugar |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Free State Stars |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | AFC Ann Arbor |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Real Monarchs |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | IF Elfsborg |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Gent |
| Caps6: | 61 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Reims |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Kenya U21 |
| Nationalteam2: | Kenya U23 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam3: | Kenya |
| Nationalcaps3: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:05, 26 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 12:05, 26 December 2023 (UTC) |
Joseph Stanley Okumu (born 26 May 1997) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Reims and the Kenya national team.
Okumu has played club football for Chemelil Sugar, Free State Stars and AFC Ann Arbor.[1] At AFC Ann Arbor he made 8 league appearances in the 2018 season.[2]
On 16 August 2018, Okumu signed for USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[3]
On 28 August 2019, Okumu transferred to Swedish Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg for an undisclosed fee.[4]
He signed for Belgian club Gent on 21 June 2021 for €3.5 million.[5] [6]
On 22 July 2023, Okumu transferred to the French club Reims.[7]
After spending time with the Kenyan under-21 and under-23 teams,[3] he made his international debut for the senior team in 2016.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Free State Stars | 2016–17 | South African Premier Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Real Monarchs | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | USLC | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Elfsborg | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||||
| Gent | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 108 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 154 | 4 | |||