Steeve Gerard Fankà (born 28 February 1988) is a Cameroonian former professional

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who played as a defender.

Biography

Born in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...

, Cameroon, Steeve Gerard Fankà started his professional career in Italy. An illegal immigrant, he was signed by Astrea on 20 October 2006 as non-EU amateur player, as he declared that he was not registered as footballer in other nation, but rejected by

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because his residence permit did not fulfill the requirement (12 months residence legally before the application, which Fankà started on 16 September 2006), and the appeal rejected on 9 January, thus missing the registration deadline on 31 December. In the next season, he joined

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side Ascoli and played at their Primavera under–20 team. In 2008–09 season, he remained in Primavera team as overage player. He made his Serie B debut on 16 May 2009, against league strugglers

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, replacing Luigi Giorgi in the 76th minute. The match ended in a 2–0 loss. In 2009–10 season, he changed his shirt from 87 to 65 but failed to receive any call–up.

References

External links

Profile at Lega-calcio.it

Living people 1988 births Footballers from Douala Men's association football defenders Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Serie B players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy {{Cameroon-footy-defender-stub