Stefano Okaka Chuka

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Personal information
Stefano Okaka Chuka
Full name	Stefano Okaka Chuka
Date of birth	9 August 1989
Place of birth	Castiglione del Lago, Italy
Height	186 cm
Playing 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
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-	AS Roma	14 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of N/A. * Appearances (Goals)

Stefano Okaka Chuka (born 9 August 1989) is an Italian football player, currently playing for A.S. Roma in Serie A. He is a prodigy and considered great for the future.

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.

[edit] External links

(Italian) Official website of Stefano Okaka Chuka
Video de Stefano Chuka Okaka

A.S. Roma - Current Squad
1 Curci \| 2 Panucci \| 3 Martínez \| 4 Wilhelmsson \| 5 Mexès \| 7 Pizarro \| 8 Aquilani \| 10 Totti \| 11 Taddei \| 12 Pipolo \| 13 Chivu \| 14 Faty \| 16 De Rossi \| 17 Tavano \| 18 Virga \| 19 Defendi \| 20 Perrotta \| 21 Ferrari \| 22 Tonetto \| 23 Vučinić \| 27 Julio Sergio \| 28 Rosi \| 30 Mancini \| 32 Doni \| 35 Okaka \| 77 Cassetti \| Coach Spalletti