Stefan Okunbor

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Stefan Okunbor
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Football Position: Midfield
Born Moldova [1]
Club(s)
YearsClub
2022 –
 Na Gaeil [2]

Stefan Okunbor is an Irish footballer who has played both Gaelic football and Australian rules football. [3] [4]

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Career

Okunbor began playing Gaelic football at the age of 7. [5] He played for Kerry in the 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship; he was later signed to Geelong Football Club for a two-year contract in 2018. [6] [7]

In 2021, his contract with Geelong ended; as a result, he returned to Ireland to play for Kerry. [8]

Personal life

Stefan was born in Moldova to a Nigerian father and Moldovan mother; [9] [10] he moved to Tralee at the age of three. He has studied bioengineering at the University of Limerick. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Team, The42 (5 June 2020). "'I haven't told many friends about the racist encounters on the football field'". The42.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Okunbor hails Tally impact". Hogan Stand. 8 November 2022. The Na Gaeil's clubman's return to the Kerry fold was badly disrupted by injury and he's obviously hoping to stay injury-free in 2023.
  3. ↑ Scully, Michael (30 January 2022). "Jack O'Connor admits Stefan Okunbor injury is 'tough luck' on Kerry star". Irish Mirror.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Mortimer (30 January 2022). "Kerry's Stefan Okunbor suffers shoulder dislocation". Irish Examiner.
  5. ↑ "Stefan Okunbor tells Ardal O'Hanlon about a time he was racially abused during a match". SportsJOE.ie. 20 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Murt (17 October 2018). "Another young Kerry footballer is set to switch to Aussie Rules with Geelong poised to make signing". The42.
  7. ↑ "Stefan Okunbor returns to Ireland as former Kerry young star leaves AFL side Geelong Cats". Sky Sports.
  8. ↑ Harte, Eoin (5 January 2022). "Former Kerry minor Stefan Okunbor set to make senior debut".
  9. ↑ Whooley, Declan (11 January 2022). "Cat out of the bag: Okunbor a 'unique' option for Kerry". rte.ie.
  10. ↑ "Kerry's Stefan Okunbor looks back on challenging year in AIB series 'The Drive'". www.gaa.ie. 20 July 2022.
  11. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (11 September 2022). "Stefan Okunbor's rekindled passion sees him chasing more glory with Kerry". The Irish Times . Retrieved 10 November 2022.


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