15 Facts About Jayden Okunbor

Jayden Okunbor was born on 2 March 1997 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and second-row forward for Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship.

Jayden Okunbor played his junior football for the Milperra Colts and attended Picnic Point High School before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Jayden Okunbor spent 2018 playing in the Bulldogs 2018 NSW Cup premiership winning team.

On 29 April 2019, Jayden Okunbor was rewarded with a 2-year extension with Canterbury to the end of the 2021 season.

Jayden Okunbor made a total of 10 appearances for Canterbury in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table.

Jayden Okunbor missed the first half of the 2021 NRL season due to an injury to his Anterior Cruciate Ligament, suffered in Canterbury's final game of the 2020 NRL season against the Penrith Panthers.

On 20 July, the Canterbury club announced that Jayden Okunbor had re-signed a contract for a further two-years, keeping him at the club until the end of 2023.

Jayden Okunbor made a total of seven appearances for Canterbury and scored five tries in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the Wooden Spoon.

Jayden Okunbor was limited to only six matches for Canterbury in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table.

Jayden Okunbor played for Canterbury in their 2022 NSW Cup Grand Final loss to Penrith.

On 25 August, Jayden Okunbor signed a contract to join English side Hull FC ahead of the 2024 Super League season.

Jayden Okunbor made his club debut for Hull FC against arch-rivals Hull Kingston Rovers in round 1 of the 2024 Super League season.

On 10 March 2020, Jayden Okunbor was stood down by Canterbury just two days before the start of the 2020 NRL season after it was alleged he met with two women during a pre-season trip to Port Macquarie earlier in March along with teammate Corey Harawira-Naera.

On 11 March 2020, it was revealed that Jayden Okunbor had used Instagram to contact one of the women.

On 1 April 2020, Jayden Okunbor had his contract terminated by Canterbury-Bankstown and was deregistered by the NRL.