{{short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Godfrey Bitok | image = | full_name = Godfrey Bitok Stephen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|8|22}} | birth_place = Jos, Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Gee-Lec Football Academy | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = Isloch Minsk Raion | caps1 = 51 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = Jagiellonia Białystok | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = Jagiellonia Białystok II | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = Volga Ulyanovsk | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Diósgyőr | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2024–2025 | clubs7 = Gaziantep | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria U23 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 31 May 2025 | nationalteam-update = 21:02, 16 August 2024 (UTC) }}
'''Godfrey Bitok Stephen''' (born 22 August 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
==Career== In January 2020, Bitok signed a new two-year contract with Isloch Minsk Raion, until the end of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confirmed : Nigeria U23 Star Stephen Inks Fresh Two-Year Deal With FC Isloch |url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=34841 |website=allnigeriasoccer.com/ |publisher=All Nigerian Soccer |access-date=18 December 2021 |date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
In February 2021, Bitok joined Jagiellonia Białystok on a contract until the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photo Confirmation : Nigeria U23 Left-Back Stephen Joins Jagiellonia Bialystok |url=https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=38866 |website=allnigeriasoccer.com/ |publisher=All Nigerian Soccer |access-date=18 December 2021 |date=6 February 2021}}</ref> On 18 December 2021, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the year-long loan signing of Stephen.<ref>{{cite web |title=სტეფენ ბიტოკი დინამოში ითამაშებს |url=https://fcdinamo.ge/ge/news/?n=103937 |website=fcdinamo.ge/ |publisher=FC Dinamo Tbilisi |access-date=18 December 2021 |language=Georgian |date=18 December 2021}}</ref> After his loan had concluded, he terminated his contract with Jagiellonia by mutual consent on 1 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Godfrey Stephen odszedł z Jagiellonii |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/324/news3241118-Godfrey-Stephen-odszedl-z-Jagiellonii.html |language=pl |date=1 February 2023}}</ref>
Bitok joined Gaziantep on 30 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=STEPHEN BITOK GAZİANTEP'TE!|url=https://www.gaziantepfk.org/haberler/transfer-stephen-bitok-gazi-antep-te|publisher=Gaziantep gaziantepfk.org|language=Turkish|date=30 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gaziantep FK Stephen Bitok'u kadrosuna kattı!|url=https://www.fotomac.com.tr/gaziantep/2024/07/30/gaziantep-fk-stephen-bitoku-kadrosuna-katti|publisher=fotomaç.com.tr|date=30 July 2024}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {{updated|match played 18 August 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|godfri-stefen/604456}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Isloch Minsk Raion |2019 |Belarusian Premier League |24||5||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||5 |- |2020 |Belarusian Premier League |27||2||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!7!!7!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!58!!8 |- |rowspan="3"|Jagiellonia Białystok |2020–21 |Ekstraklasa |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |2021–22 |Ekstraklasa |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !4!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0 |- |Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) |2022 |Erovnuli Liga |13||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |Volga Ulyanovsk (loan) |2022–23 |Russian Second League |7||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |Diósgyőr |2023–24 |NB I |31||1||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||34||1 |- |Gaziantep |2024–25 |Süper Lig |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !108!!8!!8!!1!!0!!0!!—!!—!!119!!9 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Soccerway|godfri-stefen/604456}} * {{WorldFootball.net|godfrey-stephen}} * [https://www.gaziantepfk.org/branslar/futbol/profesyonel-a-futbol-takimi/godfrey-bitok/ Godfrey Bitok] at Gaziantep FK
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