Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (born 5 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Crystal Palace.[2]

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Personal information
Full name Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
Date of birth (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002[1]
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
0000–2019 Chelsea
2019–2021 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Crystal Palace 1 (0)
National team‡
2021– England U20 5 (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 10:50, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2021–22[9] Premier League 10000010
Career total 10000010

References
  1. "Jesuran Rak-Sakyi". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. Smith, Sam (12 April 2021). "Crystal Palace youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal". South London News. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. The Athletic Staff. "Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal with Crystal Palace". The Athletic. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. "Chelsea cruise against Vieira's Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. "Crystal Palace: Ghanaian youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi elated after Premier League debut". Modern Ghana.
  7. "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi receives first international call-up with England U20s". Football London.
  8. "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. "Games played by Jeserun Rak-Sakyi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.


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