Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 2002 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | 49 | ||
Youth career | |||
–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
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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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
- ^ a b "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ Smith, Sam (2021-04-12). "Crystal Palace youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal". South London News. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ The Athletic Staff. "Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal with Crystal Palace". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Chelsea cruise against Vieira's Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Crystal Palace: Ghanaian youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi elated after Premier League debut". Modern Ghana.
- ^ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi receives first international call-up with England U20s". Football London.
- ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "Games played by Jeserun Rak-Sakyi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
External links
- Jesurun Rak-Sakyi at Soccerway