Osarenren Okungbowa (born 13 May 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for First Vienna.[1]

Osarenren Okungbowa
Personal information
Full name Osarenren Okungbowa
Date of birth (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
First Vienna
Number 22
Youth career
2003–2009 SV Hirschstetten
2009 SV Essling
2009–2010 SR Donaufeld Wien
2010–2016 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Rapid Wien II 54 (0)
2016–2018 Rapid Wien 2 (0)
2018–2019 St. Pölten II 9 (1)
2018–2019 St. Pölten 0 (0)
2019–2020 Floridsdorfer AC 26 (1)
2020–2021 VfB Lübeck 31 (2)
2021–2022 Kickers Offenbach 29 (3)
2022–2025 WSG Tirol 53 (1)
2025– First Vienna 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026

Club career

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The son of an Edo(Bini) father and an Igbo mother, Okungbowa joined Rapid Wien in 2010 from the amateur club Donaufeld.[2] He made his professional debut for Rapid Wien in a 2–1 loss against Sturm Graz on 27 November 2016.[3]

On 18 January 2019, Okungbowa signed for the rest of the season with Floridsdorfer AC.[4]

He signed for German 3. Liga side VfB Lübeck on a one-year contract in July 2020.[5] He followed that up with a stint with Kickers Offenbach from 2021 to 2022 before returning to Austria with WSG Tirol on 3 August 2022.[6][better source needed]

International career

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Okungbowa is born in Austria to Nigerian parents (Edo father and Igbo mother).[7]

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