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Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Personal information
Full name Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Date of birth (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace
Number 49
Youth career
0000–2019 Chelsea
2019–2021 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Crystal Palace 1 (0)
International career
2021– England U20 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:04, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (born 5 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Crystal Palace.[1]

Playing career

Rak-Sakyi was originally in the youth system at Chelsea, before joining Crystal Palace in 2019.[1] His first appearance in the Crystal Palace first-team squad was as an unused substitute against his previous club on 10 April 2021, and he signed his first professional contract for the club two days later.[2][3]

He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against former club Chelsea on 14 August 2021 in the Premier League.[4]

International Career

Though Rak-Sakyi is also eligible to represent the Ghanaian national team through his parents,[5] he accepted a call-up to the England U20 team in September 2021 to replace an injured Anthony Gordon.[6] On 6 September 2021, he made a goalscoring debut for the U20s during a 6-1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park. [7]

Career statistics

As of 14 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2021–22[8] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. ^ Smith, Sam (2021-04-12). "Crystal Palace youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal". South London News. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. ^ The Athletic Staff. "Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal with Crystal Palace". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  4. ^ "Chelsea cruise against Vieira's Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  5. ^ "Crystal Palace: Ghanaian youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi elated after Premier League debut". Modern Ghana.
  6. ^ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi receives first international call-up with England U20s". Football London.
  7. ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  8. ^ "Games played by Jeserun Rak-Sakyi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.