Jerome Okide O. N. Okimo (born 8 June 1988) is a retired English professional footballer who is currently a coach for club Barnet.
Club career Non-league football Okimo began his career at Chalfont St. Peter where he made 308 appearances. During his time there, Okimo went on trial at Football League side Gillingham in 2009 but missed out on a contract after injuring his Achilles tendon. After seven years at Chalfont St. Peter, Okimo moved to Isthmian League Premier Division side Wealdstone in the summer of 2013, going on to play an instrumental role in their promotion to the Conference South in 2014, making 38 league appearances.
Stevenage In August 2014, Okimo followed former Wealdstone teammate Tom Pett (who signed for them in June 2014) to Stevenage, making his debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Hartlepool United on 9 August 2014. Okimo was released after two seasons at the club in May 2016.
Braintree Town In July 2016, he signed for National League side Braintree Town on a free transfer following his release from Stevenage.
Wealdstone After leaving Braintree, Okimo re-signed for Wealdstone in July 2017. He captained the club to their 2019–20 National League South title win, playing 32 of the 33 league games and scoring 3 goals before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Wealdstone promoted on points per game. He was named in the National League South Team of the Year as a result of his performances. Okimo started and captained every game of the 2020–21 season, scoring a solitary goal against Barnet. On 14 June 2022 Jerome Okimo left the club to seek regular first team football.
Barnet On 17 June 2022, Okimo agreed to join Barnet in the role of player-coach. After 116 appearances and two goals for the Bees, across three seasons, Okimo retired from playing following Barnet's 2024-25 National League title win, remaining with the club as a coach.https://barnetfc.com/barnet-fc-2024-25-retained-and-released-list
Coaching career As of 2024, Okimo was a coach for Brentford's Community Sports Trust.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Chalfont St Peter 2010–11 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division31010—6Three appearances and one goal in FA Vase, three in Spartan South Midlands Football League Challenge Trophy1381 2011–12 Southern League Division One Central37020—1Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup0400 2012–13 Southern League Division One Central41250—2One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup0482Total109280—911283 Wealdstone 2013–14 Isthmian League Premier Division38011—5Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in Isthmian League Cup0441 Stevenage 2014–15 League Two29010103One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs0340 2015–16 League Two131001000141Total421102030481 Braintree Town 2016–17 National League46130—4Appearances in FA Trophy1532 Wealdstone2017–18National League South42020—705102018–19National League South43110—104512019–20National League South32320—113442020–21National League42110—304612021–22National League36110—10381Total195670001612187 Barnet2022–23National League44140—6Five appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs05412023–24National League42150—3Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League playoffs05012024–25National League11010—00120Total97210000901162Career total473112912042254614
Honours Barnet National League: 2024–25
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