Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 October 2002||
Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club 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) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | England U20 | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:32, 14 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:19, 12 November 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.[2]
Playing career[]
Rak-Sakyi was originally in the youth system at Chelsea, before joining Crystal Palace in 2019.[2] 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.[3][4]
He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against former club Chelsea on 14 August 2021 in the Premier League.[5]
International career[]
Though Rak-Sakyi is also eligible to represent Ghana through his parents,[6] he accepted a call-up to the England U20 team in September 2021 to replace an injured Anthony Gordon.[7] 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.[8]
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[9] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Jesuran Rak-Sakyi". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ 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
- 2002 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Premier League players
- England youth international footballers
- English football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs