Stefano Okaka Chuka
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| Stefano Okaka Chuka | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefano Okaka Chuka | |
| Date of birth | 9 August 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Castiglione del Lago, Italy | |
| Height | 186 cm | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | AS Roma | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994-? ?-2001 2001 2002-2004 2004-2005 |
Castiglionese Sanfatucchio Centro Italia Parma A.S. Cittadella A.S. Roma |
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| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2005- | AS Roma | 8 (1) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Stefano Okaka Chuka (born 9 August 1989) is an Italian football player, currently playing for A.S. Roma in Serie A.
Okaka was born to Nigerian parents in Castiglione del Lago, Perugia. His family later obtained Italian citizenship.
Okaka entered in A.S. Roma youth team, winning the national title in 2005, scoring goals against Juventus F.C. in the semi-final, and Atalanta B.C. in the final. On 29 September 2005, he made his debut with the major team in UEFA Cup, playing against Aris FC, and becoming thus the youngest Italian footballer to debut in an international competition.
Stefano also scored his first official goal for Roma in an Italian Cup match against S.S.C. Napoli, on 8 December of the same year, with a powerful run from midfield and a precise shot to the left of the goalie. He has since then appeared a number of times for the senior squad and is poised to play more as Luciano Spalletti, Roma's coach, has often hinted at.
On September 17, 2006, Okaka scored his first Serie A goal, the last of three AS Roma goals in a 3-1 win over AC Siena. Okaka has attracted intrest from many big teams, Newcastle are set to launch a 7 million bid in January to try and land the foward.
[edit] External links
- (Italian) Official website of Stefano Okaka Chuka
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1 Curci | 2 Panucci | 3 Martinez | 5 Mexès | 7 Pizarro | 8 Aquilani | 9 Montella | 10 Totti | 11 Taddei | 12 Pipolo | 13 Chivu | 14 Faty | 16 De Rossi | 18 Virga | 19 Defendi | 20 Perrotta | 21 Ferrari | 22 Tonetto | 23 Vučinić | 24 Zotti | 27 Julio Sergio | 28 Rosi | 30 Mancini | 32 Doni | 35 Okaka | 77 Cassetti | Coach Spalletti |
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