19 Facts About Rubin Okotie

Rubin Okotie made his professional debut in 2007 and went on to make over 50 appearances for the club before joining German side 1.

Rubin Okotie spent a season at Nurnberg, and another season on loan with Belgian side Sint-Truiden before returning to Austria to sign for Sturm Graz.

Rubin Okotie represented the Austria national team at senior level and was part of Austria's squad at the 2016 UEFA European Championship.

Rubin Okotie was born in the Pakistani city of Karachi to an Austrian mother and Nigerian father.

Rubin Okotie joined his first football club two years later before signing for the Rapid Vienna academy at the age of ten.

On 30 May 2010, Rubin Okotie signed a three-year contract with 1.

Rubin Okotie struggled at the club due in part to injury and illness, and managed to feature in just four appearances during his debut season.

Rubin Okotie spent the following season on loan in Belgium with Sint-Truiden, where he scored once in ten appearances, before leaving to join Sturm Graz.

Rubin Okotie failed to feature for Nurnberg again following the expiration of his loan with Sint-Truiden and in January 2012 returned to Austria to join Sturm Graz, initially on a season-long loan.

Rubin Okotie scored two goals in thirteen appearances on loan before signing for the club permanently on a free transfer at the end of the season.

Rubin Okotie scored 12 goals across all competitions during the following season's campaign before leaving the club to rejoin Austria Vienna.

Rubin Okotie made 15 appearances during his spell in Denmark and scored eleven goals.

Rubin Okotie spent two seasons with in Munich during which time he scored 25 goals in 64 appearances and proved to be a crucial player in the club's relegation survival in 2015.

In July 2016, Rubin Okotie joined China League One team Beijing Enterprises Group on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Rubin Okotie scored three goals in 24 appearances over the next year-and-a-half before mutually terminating his contract with the club in February 2018.

Rubin Okotie identifies himself primarily as Austrian stating in an interview with FIFA's website that "I live there, it's where I have my friends, and I think of myself as Austrian".

Rubin Okotie represented Austria at various youth levels and featured for the nation at the 2006 European championships in Poland and the 2007 World Cup in Canada, where Austria reached the semi-finals.

Rubin Okotie was left out of Austria's squad for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship later that year.

Rubin Okotie scored twice during qualifying, against Montenegro and Russia, and was later chosen for the tournament squad.