Rubin Okotie
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Rubin Okotie in 2015.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rubin Rafael Okotie | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Karachi, Pakistan | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Beijing Enterprises | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | SC Wiener Viktoria | ||
| 1998–2001 | Rapid Vienna | ||
| 2001–2005 | Frank-Stronach-Fußballakademie | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Austria Vienna II | 55 | (19) |
| 2007–2010 | Austria Vienna | 57 | (21) |
| 2010–2012 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | 1. FC Nuremberg II | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Sturm Graz | 43 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Austria Vienna | 13 | (1) |
| 2014 | → SønderjyskE (loan) | 15 | (11) |
| 2014–2016 | 1860 Munich | 57 | (21) |
| 2016– | Beijing Enterprises | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Austria U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Austria U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Austria U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2008– | Austria | 18 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2014 |
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Rubin Rafael Okotie (German pronunciation: [ˈʁuːbɪn oˈkoːti̯ə]; born 6 June 1987) is an Austrian professional footballer currently playing as a striker for China League One side Beijing Enterprises.
Born in Pakistan to a Nigerian father and an Austrian mother, Okotie spent the first four years of his life in the Spanish city of Barcelona. As a result of his multinational background he is eligible to represent three countries at national level, namely Austria, Nigeria and Pakistan. Okotie identifies himself primarily as Austrian, stating that "I live there, it's where I have my friends, and I think of myself as Austrian" in an interview with FIFA's website.
His Austrian Bundesliga début for Austrian team FK Austria Wien was on 5 August 2007 in a game against archrivals SK Rapid Wien (0–0). His first goal came on 23 February 2008, against FC Red Bull Salzburg (3–1) in the Austrian Bundesliga. On 30 May 2010, he left Austria Wien and signed a three-year contract with German side 1. FC Nuremberg. After leaving FC Nuremberg, in 2011, for a deal at Sturm Graz, Rubin Okotie subsequently returned to his boyhood club, Austria Wien, on 18 June 2013. After a loan spell at the Danish side SønderjyskE, Okotie joined 1860 Munich on 2 July 2014, signed a two-year contract. In July 2016, Okotie joined the Chinese team of Beijing Enterprises
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