Stefano Okaka
Italian footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Stefano Okaka?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Stefano Chuka Okaka (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano oˈkaːka]; born 9 August 1989) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Stefano Chuka Okaka[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-08-09) 9 August 1989 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Castiglione del Lago, Italy | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Castiglionese | |||
Sanfatucchio | |||
2001 | Centro Italia Parma | ||
2002–2004 | Cittadella | ||
2004–2005 | Roma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2012 | Roma | 34 | (2) |
2007–2008 | → Modena (loan) | 33 | (7) |
2009–2010 | → Brescia (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2010 | → Fulham (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2011 | → Bari (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2012 | → Parma (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Parma | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Spezia (loan) | 38 | (7) |
2014–2015 | Sampdoria | 36 | (8) |
2015–2016 | Anderlecht | 37 | (15) |
2016–2019 | Watford | 36 | (5) |
2019 | → Udinese (loan) | 16 | (6) |
2019–2021 | Udinese | 57 | (12) |
2021–2023 | Istanbul Basaksehir | 52 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) |
2008 | Italy U20[2] | 2 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Italy U21 | 7 | (2) |
2014–2020 | Italy | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:02, 15 November 2020 (UTC) |
Close
He began his career at Roma, debuting shortly after his 16th birthday and being loaned to several other teams for the duration of his contract. He totalled over 125 Serie A games for that club, Bari, Parma, Sampdoria and Udinese. Abroad, he played 47 Premier League matches for Fulham and Watford, and had a season in Belgium with Anderlecht.