Stefan Okunbor is an Irish footballer who has played both

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

and

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

Career

Okunbor began playing Gaelic football at the age of 7. He played for

Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...

in the

2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA's premier inter-county gaelic football competition for under 18's. 32 teams took part. The winners receive the Tom Markham Cup. The 2015 All-Ireland Mino ...

; he was later signed to

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2022 ...

for a two-year contract in 2018. In 2021, his contract with Geelong ended; as a result, he returned to Ireland to play for Kerry.

Personal life

Stefan was born in Moldova to a Nigerian father and Moldovan mother; he moved to

Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...

at the age of three. He is currently studying bioengineering at the

University of Limerick The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it beca ...

References

Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Gaelic footballers who switched code Irish players of Australian rules football Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Moldovan Gaelic footballers Moldovan people of Nigerian descent Irish people of Nigerian descent Irish people of Moldovan descent Year of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Tralee {{GAA-stub