# Godfrey Bitok > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Godfrey_Bitok > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Godfrey_Bitok.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Bitok > Source revision: 1324426398 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Jos), Nigeria | height = 1.85 m | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Gee-Lec Football Academy | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = [Isloch Minsk Raion](/source/FC_Isloch_Minsk_Raion) | caps1 = 51 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = [Jagiellonia Białystok](/source/Jagiellonia_Bia%C5%82ystok) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = [Jagiellonia Białystok II](/source/Jagiellonia_Bia%C5%82ystok_II) | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = → [Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi) (loan) | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = [Volga Ulyanovsk](/source/FC_Volga_Ulyanovsk) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = [Diósgyőr](/source/Di%C3%B3sgy%C5%91ri_VTK) | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2024–2025 | clubs7 = [Gaziantep](/source/Gaziantep_F.K.) | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = [Nigeria U23](/source/Nigeria_national_under-23_football_team) | 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](/source/association_football) who plays as a [left-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)). ==Career== In January 2020, Bitok signed a new two-year contract with [Isloch Minsk Raion](/source/FC_Isloch_Minsk_Raion), until the end of 2021.{{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}} In February 2021, Bitok joined [Jagiellonia Białystok](/source/Jagiellonia_Bia%C5%82ystok) on a contract until the end of 2024.{{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}} On 18 December 2021, [Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi) announced the year-long loan signing of Stephen.{{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}} After his loan had concluded, he terminated his contract with Jagiellonia by mutual consent on 1 February 2023.{{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}} Bitok joined [Gaziantep](/source/Gaziantep_F.K.) on 30 July 2024.{{cite web |title=STEPHEN BITOK GAZİANTEP'TE!|url=https://www.gaziantepfk.org/haberler/transfer-stephen-bitok-gazi-antep-te|publisher=[Gaziantep](/source/Gaziantep_F.K.) gaziantepfk.org|language=Turkish|date=30 July 2024}}{{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}} == Career statistics == {{updated|match played 18 August 2024}}{{Soccerway|godfri-stefen/604456}} {| 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](/source/FC_Isloch_Minsk_Raion) |[2019](/source/2019_Belarusian_Premier_League) |[Belarusian Premier League](/source/Belarusian_Premier_League) |24||5||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||5 |- |[2020](/source/2020_Belarusian_Premier_League) |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](/source/Jagiellonia_Bia%C5%82ystok) |[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Ekstraklasa) |[Ekstraklasa](/source/Ekstraklasa) |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Ekstraklasa) |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](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi) (loan) |[2022](/source/2022_Erovnuli_Liga) |[Erovnuli Liga](/source/Erovnuli_Liga) |13||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |[Volga Ulyanovsk](/source/FC_Volga_Ulyanovsk) (loan) |[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Russian_Second_League) |[Russian Second League](/source/Russian_Second_League) |7||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |[Diósgyőr](/source/Di%C3%B3sgy%C5%91ri_VTK) |[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I) |[NB I](/source/Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I) |31||1||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||34||1 |- |[Gaziantep](/source/Gaziantep_F.K.) |[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_S%C3%BCper_Lig) |[Süper Lig](/source/S%C3%BCper_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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bitok, Godfrey}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Jos Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:FC Isloch Minsk Raion players Category:FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Category:Jagiellonia Białystok players Category:FC Volga Ulyanovsk players Category:Diósgyőri VTK players Category:Gaziantep F.K. footballers Category:Belarusian Premier League players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:III liga players Category:Erovnuli Liga players Category:Russian First League players Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Category:Süper Lig players Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Godfrey Bitok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Bitok) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Bitok?action=history)). 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