Gianluca Okon
Italian footballer (born 2009)
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Gianluca Tommaso Okon-Engstler (born 24 January 2009) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Club NXT. Born in Australia, he has represented Italy and Australia at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianluca Tommaso Okon-Engstler | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club NXT | ||
| Number | 86 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2025 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Club NXT | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Italy U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Early life
Okon was born on 24 January 2009 in Australia. The son of Australia international Paul Okon, he is the younger brother of Australian soccer player Paul Okon-Engstler.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Okon joined the youth academy of Belgian side Club Brugge KV. In 2024, he was promoted to the club's reserve team.[2]
International career
Okon is an Australia and Italy youth international. On 4 September 2025, he debuted for the Italy national under-17 football team during a 2–1 away friendly win over the Portugal national under-17 football team.
Style of play
Okon plays as a defensive midfielder and is right-footed. Italian news website wrote in 2025 that he is "a midfielder with great quality, an excellent right-footed pass, but also good physicality and timing in the box that allow him to see the goal with ease".[3]