Justin Obikwu

Justin Obikwu
Obikwu in 2026
Personal information
Full name Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu
Date of birth (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 25
Youth career
Harefield United
2021–2023 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Coventry City 0 (0)
2024 → Grimsby Town (loan) 16 (3)
2024–2025 → Grimsby Town (loan) 19 (7)
2025–2026 → Lincoln City (loan) 17 (3)
2026– Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
International career‡
2024– Trinidad and Tobago 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:55, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:33, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu (born 8 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Queens Park Rangers. Born in England, he represents Trinidad and Tobago at international level.

Club career

Coventry City

After playing for Harefield United's under-18 team, he signed for Coventry City, mainly playing for their under-21 team, before signing his first professional contract in July 2023.

Obikwu signed on loan for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in January 2024 until the end of the season. He scored his first professional senior goal in a 1–1 draw away to Sutton United on 9 March 2024.

He returned on loan to Grimsby Town on 30 August 2024 until the end of the 2024–25 season.

On 1 September 2025 he joined League One club Lincoln City on loan for the duration of the 2025–26 season. He made his debut on 13 September when he came off the bench to replace James Collins in a 1–0 victory away to Burton Albion. He scored his first goal for Lincoln City in the following game, scoring the second goal in a 3–1 win against Luton Town. On 17 January 2026, Obikwu was recalled by Coventry City, having scored 3 goals in 21 games for Lincoln City.

Queens Park Rangers

On 19 January 2026, Obikwu signed for fellow Championship club Queens Park Rangers for a reported initial fee of £500,000.

International career

In February 2024, he was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago team for the first time for two friendlies against Jamaica. On 1 March 2024, he made his international debut, starting in a 1–0 loss.

Personal life

Obikwu is of Nigerian and Trinidadian descent.

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2023–24 Championship 000000—00
Grimsby Town (loan) 2023–24 League Two 163000000163
Grimsby Town (loan) 2024–25 League Two 197100020227
Lincoln City (loan) 2025–26 League One 173101020213
Queens Park Rangers 2025–26 Championship 0000000000
2026–27 Championship 1000000010
Total 1000000010
Career total 53132010406013
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of 10 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Trinidad and Tobago 202410
202530
Total 40

References

  1. 1 2 Justin Obikwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Squads – English Football League Championship 2023/2024". Football Squads. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Justin Obikwu - Fotmob". FotMob. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "HAREFIELD U18 YOUTH PLAYER PROGRESSES TO PROFESSIONAL CLUB". www.harefieldunited.com.
  5. ↑ Turner, Andy (18 November 2023). "Coventry City's next generation who could save the club millions". Coventry Live.
  6. ↑ "NEWS: Justin Obikwu signs first professional contract". www.ccfc.co.uk. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "NEWS: Justin Obikwu signs new Coventry City contract and joins Grimsby Town on loan". www.ccfc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Grimsby Town welcome new trio of young players". Grimsby Live. 12 January 2024 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "REPORT | Mariners held – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "OBIKWU IS BACK – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Grimsby sign Luker on loan from Luton and Obikwu from Coventry". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Forward Obikwu Bolsters Imps Frontline". Lincoln City FC. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Lincoln City: Adam Reach, Justin Obikwu & Finley Barbrook joins Imps". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Burton Albion 0–1 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 13 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Lincoln City 3–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 20 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Turner, Andy (17 January 2026). "Frank Lampard recalls Coventry City loan man Justin Obikwu". Coventry Live.
  17. ↑ "QPR to sign Coventry striker Obikwu". BBC Sport. 19 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Justin Obikwu completes QPR M". QPR FC. 19 January 2026.
  19. ↑ Turner, Andy (21 January 2026). "Frank Lampard answers clause question and explains decision to sell Justin Obikwu to QPR". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "This is our 26-man Senior Men's Team Roster for the Two Friendlies against Jamaica on March 1st and March 3rd". facebook.com. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Eve eyes improvement from Soca Warriors in second friendly clash with Jamaica". sportsmax.tv. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  22. ↑ English-born Forward Justin Obikwu anticipates debut for Trinidad and Tobago in friendly vs Jamaica on YouTube
  23. ↑ Justin Obikwu at Soccerbase
  24. ↑ "Justin Obikwu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 October 2024.