Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
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.
Playing career
Rak-Sakyi was originally in the youth system at Chelsea, before joining Crystal Palace in 2019. 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.
He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against former club Chelsea on 14 August 2021 in the Premier League.
International career
Though Rak-Sakyi is also eligible to represent the Ghana through his parents, he accepted a call-up to the England U20 team in September 2021 to replace an injured Anthony Gordon. 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.
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 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |