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Stephane Acka
Personal information
Full name	Stephane Acka
Date of birth	11 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Zira FK
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Legnago Salus
2012–2013	Belluno
2013	FC U Craiova
2014–2017	Universitatea Craiova
2017–2019	BB Erzurumspor
2019–2021	Universitatea Craiova
2021	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2022–2023	Sektzia Ness Ziona
2023–	Zira FK
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Stephane Acka (born 11 October 1990) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a defender for Zira FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League.^[1] In his career, Acka has played in Italy, Romania, and Turkey.

Personal life

Stephane Acka grew up in Verona, Italy, and spent his football formation years in the Hellas Verona youth academy. His brother Lorenzo is also a footballer, who played in the lower leagues of Italy and Romania.^[2]^[3] They played against each other in a CSM Reșița against Universitatea Craiova game in the sixteenths-finals phase of the 2019–20 Cupa României, which ended with a 1–0 win for Universitatea.^[3]^[4]^[5] Stephane Acka speaks five languages, namely, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, French and English.

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

Cupa României: 2020–21

References

^ Stephane Acka at Soccerway
^ "Fotbal Exclusiv: "U" Craiova II îl testează pe fratele lui Acka" [Football Exclusive: "U" Craiova II tests Acka's brother] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Primul duel între frați în Cupa României! Lorenzo Acka vs Stephane în CSM Reșița – Universitatea Craiova" [The first match between the brothers in the Romanian Cup! Lorenzo Acka vs Stephane in CSM Resita - Universitatea Craiova] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ "Craiova, spre optimile Cupei, prin câmpul de cartofi. Terenul de pe "Ion Oblemenco" i-a chinuit teribil pe elevii lui Piţurcă în faţa Reşiţei" [Craiova, towards the eighths-finals of the Cup, through the potato field. The land on "Ion Oblemenco" tormented the students of Piţurcă in front of Resita] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ "CSM Reșița vs. Universitatea Craiova 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2019.