Midfielder
Noble Okello
Position: M
Height: 6’5
Weight: 192
DOB: 7/20/00
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Acquired: 1/15/26
Previous club: Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship)
Indy Eleven signed midfielder Noble Okello on Jan. 15, 2026.
The 6’5 Okello started 22 of 24 games for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship last season, helping the club advance to the Western Conference Semifinals. The Toronto native scored two header goals in 2025, including the game winner at Las Vegas Lights on May 28. The 25-year-old Okello also scored at El Paso Locomotive on March 15, and he recorded an assist in a win vs. Orange County SC on June 7.
In his second full season in the USL-C, Okello finished third on the team in aerial duels won (45), fourth in chances created (13), interceptions (18) and tackles won (19), fifth in blocks (8), and seventh in duels won (78).
Okello returned to the USL after playing in MLS NEXT Pro for Atlanta United 2 in 2024. He started 25 of 26 games that season, scoring three goals and recording two assists with 17 key passes, 14 shots on target, nine fouls won, and 15 clearances.
After trials with MLS teams LA Galaxy and New England Revolution in 2023, Okello helped New England Revolution II advance to the MLS NEXT Pro Eastern Conference Final for the first time in club history. He started five of 10 matches, scoring a goal and adding three key passes, three fouls won, and three clearances.
Okello signed his first pro contract in 2017 as a 17-year-old with Toronto FC II in the USL. After training with the Toronto FC First Team in the 2018 preseason, Okello made his USL debut with TFC II, starting 16 of 22 games with eight chances created (one assist), 10 fouls won, 87 duels won, 34 aerial duels won, 35 interceptions, 30 clearances, 25 tackles won, and seven blocks.
In 2019, Okello signed a first-team contract with Toronto FC in MLS, making his debut vs. Ottawa Fury in the 2019 Canadian Championship semi-finals. He made his MLS debut in 2020 against the New England Revolution. In September of 2020, Okello was loaned to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge. In his debut, he scored a goal from more than 35 yards out.
In 2021 for Toronto FC, Okello made 10 starts in 14 matches with 854 minutes, recording 21 aerial duels, nine clearances, three key passes, an assist (on a Jozy Altidore goal), and four fouls won. In 2022, Okello made four starts in eight games and 349 minutes, recording four fouls won, two key passes, 12 aerial duels, and seven clearances.
Okello has earned two caps for the Canadian National Team, making his international debut in a friendly vs. Barbados in January of 2020. He played for Canada’s U17, U20, and U21 national teams, and he was named to the U23 provisional roster for 2020 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying.
Okello is the sixth Canadian to play for the Boys in Blue, joining Jordan Hamilton (2021), Carl Haworth (2019-21), Karl Ouimette (2018-22), Tyler Pasher (2018-20), and Aboubacar Sissoko (2021).
