Club Career
Born in Castiglione del Lago, Umbria, Italy to Nigerian parents who later obtained Italian citizenship, Okaka joined the Roma youth system in 2004. He was part of the team that won the U-20 national title in 2005 and scored goals against Juventus in the semi-final and Atalanta in the final.
On 29 September 2005, he made his debut with the first team in the UEFA Cup, playing against Aris. He thus became the youngest footballer to debut in an international competition for an Italian team. Okaka scored with a powerful run from midfield and a precise shot to the left of the goalkeeper his first official goal for Roma in a Coppa Italia match against Napoli on 8 December 2005. He has since appeared a number of times for the senior squad, scoring his first Serie A goal on 17 September 2006, the last of three Roma goals in a 3–1 win over Siena.
He was subsequently loaned to Serie B side Modena for the 2007–08 season in order to gain some first team experience. After returning to Roma, he signed a new contract which lasted until 30 June 2012. As a part of it, he earned a gross annual salary of €0.6M in the first 2 seasons, which then increased to €0.7M and €0.9M. He also spent a six-month loan period at Brescia from January to June 2009.
On August 2009, he scored his first goal with Roma in a continental competition, the final goal in a 7–1 result defeat of Gent in the second leg of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. He scored again in the Europa League in Roma's 2–0 win over CSKA Sofia and in Roma's 2–1 win over Fulham. His last goal with Roma was an 88th minute winner against Siena.
On 1 February 2010, he joined Fulham on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Fulham in the 1–0 win over Portsmouth on 3 February 2010. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 February 2010 in a 5th round FA Cup tie at home to Notts County. He scored his first league goal for the club against Wigan Athletic on 4 April 2010.
In January 2011, he scored his first goal for A.S. Bari against US Lecce for 1-0 win. In this game he and Kamil Glik marking their debuts for Bari.
During August 2011, Stefano was attacked by Roma fans after a training session for not wishing to sign autographs.
On 22 January 2012, he joined Parma F.C. on loan until the end of the season. Parma have the option to make the move permanent to Ennio Tardini if he impresses during his initial stint. He scored his first Parma goal on 7 March 2012, the opener in a 2-2 against Fiorentina. He scored his second goal on 21 April from the spot against Cesena. He scored his 3rd against Palermo 4 days later. On July 1 he returned to Roma and on August 20, signed a permanent deal with Parma. Next day he was loaned to the newly-promoted Serie B club Spezia Calcio.
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