Georgios Okkas

Georgios Okkas (Greek: Γιώργος Οκκάς; born 7 January 2004) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fulham. Born in Greece, he is a Cyprus youth international.

Georgios Okkas
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-24) October 24, 2004
Place of birth Marousi, Greece
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fulham U-23
Youth career
2014–2016 Arsenal Elite Academy
2016–2020 Anorthosis
2020– Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 → Harrow Borough (loan)
International career
2021 Cyprus U19 5 (0)
2022– Cyprus U21 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Youth years

George was born in Greece, due to his father, Ioannis Okkas, playing for AEK Athens at the time. He played for the Arsenal Elite Academy, based in Loutraki for two years between 2014 and 2016. After this, he moved to Cyprus, playing for Anorthosis in their youth setup.[2]

Fulham

Okkas trained with the youth academy of English Premier League side Arsenal at the age of sixteen.[3] George eventually signed for Fulham on a scholarship deal in the summer of 2020.[3]

He appeared several times on the bench for Steve Wigley's Under-18s at Fulham and made his league debut during a 2-1 win away at West Ham United. He later went on to make another four appearances throughout the 2020/21 season. George was far more involved throughout the 2021/22 season, making 24 appearances in the centre of midfield. He also gained a solid amount of international experience, featuring regularly for Cyprus Under-21s. He went on to make 12 appearances for our Under-21s across the 2022/23 season.[4]

He had a short spell on loan to Harrow Borough in September 2022, making his debut for them in an FA Cup qualifying tie against Bracknell Town on 3 September 2022.[5][6]

Style of play

Okkas mainly operates as a defensive midfielder.[7]

Personal life

Okkas is the son of former Cyprus international footballer, Ioannis Okkas.[8] Okkas' mother is from Australia.[3]

Honours

Fulham U21

References
  1. Profile at Sofascore, sofascore.com
  2. George Okkas - Harrow Borough Football Club First Team, pitchero.com
  3. "George Okkas on Australia decision, Marco Silva talks and first team ambitions". londonworld.com.
  4. George Okkas, fulhamfc.com
  5. Bracknell Town 4 - 1 Harrow Borough | 2022-2023, footballwebpages.co.uk, 3 September 2023
  6. Boro Sign George Okkas On Loan, pitchero.com, 7 September 2022
  7. "Γιώργος Οκκάς: Υπέγραψε το πρώτο του επαγγελματικό συμβόλαιο στη Φούλαμ". gazzetta.gr.
  8. "Γιώργος Οκκάς ζει το όνειρό του και είναι αποφασισμένος να πετύχει". eyap.gr.
  9. "Fulham U21 v Spurs U21, 2023/24 | Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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