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] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Career

Okunbor began playing Gaelic football at the age of 7. [10] 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. [11] [12]

In 2021, his contract with Geelong ended; as a result, he returned to Ireland to play for Kerry. [13]

Personal life

Stefan was born in Moldova to a Nigerian father and Moldovan mother; [14] [15] he moved to Tralee at the age of three. He is currently studying bioengineering at the University of Limerick. [16]

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References

  1. Team, The42. "'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. "Kerry's Stefan Okunbor back on injured list". independent.
  6. Farrell, Sinead. "Kerry youngster and Aussie Rules rookie faces surgery for ruptured Achilles tendon". The42.
  7. O'Toole, Fintan. "'It's very overwhelming, it feels like someone has shot you in the back of the heel'". The42.
  8. Brosnan, Maurice. "'If he gets injury-free and gets a bit of luck, I'm sure he could have an impact'". The42.
  9. O'Toole, Fintan. "Injury concern for Kerry after ex-AFL player Okunbor comes off in club game". The42.
  10. "Stefan Okunbor tells Ardal O'Hanlon about a time he was racially abused during a match". SportsJOE.ie.
  11. Murphy, Murt. "Another young Kerry footballer is set to switch to Aussie Rules with Geelong poised to make signing". The42.
  12. "Stefan Okunbor returns to Ireland as former Kerry young star leaves AFL side Geelong Cats". Sky Sports.
  13. Harte, Eoin (5 January 2022). "Former Kerry minor Stefan Okunbor set to make senior debut".
  14. Whooley, Declan (11 January 2022). "Cat out of the bag: Okunbor a 'unique' option for Kerry" via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. "Kerry's Stefan Okunbor looks back on challenging year in AIB series 'The Drive'". www.gaa.ie.
  16. 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.