After a fairly dismal year at the striker position for the Montreal Impact last season, 2019 may be looking up. Orji Okwonkwo’s arrival signals another attempt by the Impact to find a goal scorer who gives consistent minutes and can produce when given the opportunity.
Okwonkwo will join the Impact from Bologna in Serie A on a season-long loan. The 21-year-old striker has been in Italy since 2016 after he impressed in Nigeria’s U-17 World Cup win in 2015. Like most younger players loaned to Major League Soccer clubs, Okwonkwo has not been able to break into the first team with a regular role.