Stefano Okaka Chuka

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Stefano Okaka Chuka
Personal information
Date of birth August 9, 1989 (1989-08-09) (age 18)
Place of birth    Castiglione del Lago, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Modena
Number 89
Youth clubs
1994–?
 ?–2001
2001
2002–2004
2004–2005		 Castiglionese
Sanfatucchio
Centro Italia Parma
Cittadella
Roma
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005–
2007–		 Roma
→ Modena (loan)		 14 (1)
33 (7)   
National team2
2007- Italy U-19 5 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 10, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 31, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Stefano Okaka Chuka (born August 9, 1989 in Castiglione del Lago, Province of Perugia) is an Italian football player, currently playing for Modena F.C. in Serie B, on loan from AS Roma.

[edit] Career

Born in Castiglione del Lago, Umbria to Nigerian parents who later obtained Italian citizenship, Okaka joined the AS Roma youth system in 2004, winning the national title in 2005, scoring goals against Juventus in the semi-final, and Atalanta in the final. On September 29, 2005 he made his debut with the first team in UEFA Cup, playing against Aris FC, and becoming thus the youngest footballer to debut in an international competition for an Italian team.[1]

Stefano also scored his first official goal for Roma in a Coppa Italia match against Napoli, on December 8, 2005, with a powerful run from midfield and a precise shot to the left of the goalkeeper. He has since then appeared a number of times for the senior squad, scoring his first Serie A goal on September 17, 2006, the last of three AS Roma goals in a 3–1 win over AC Siena. He was successively loaned to Serie B side Modena for the 2007–08 season in order to achieve some first team experience.

Since 2007 Okaka was also selected by the Italian Under-19 side.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Roma in scioltezza", UEFA.com, 2005-09-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. (Italian) 
  2. ^ OKAKA CHUKA STEFANO - Convocazioni e presenze in campo (Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.

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Persondata
NAME Chuka, Stefano Okaka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chuka, Stefano Okaka
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1989-8-9
PLACE OF BIRTH Castiglione del Lago , Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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