Sura Yekka

Sura Bayoru Yekka (born January 4, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Division 2 Feminine Le Havre AC and the Canada women's national team.

Sura Yekka
Personal information
Full name Sura Bayoru Yekka
Date of birth (1997-01-04) January 4, 1997
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Le Havre AC
Youth career
North Mississauga SC
Brams United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Michigan Wolverines 69 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 MSV Duisburg 14 (0)
2021– Le Havre AC 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 Canada U17 4 (0)
2014–2016 Canada U20 11 (1)
2013– Canada 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 30, 2021

Early life

Though she was born in Toronto, Ontario, her family had recently moved to Mississauga.[1] Both of Yekka's parents are originally from Uganda, her father was born in Obongi while her mother, Evelyn Adiru, is originally from Arua and was a member of the Uganda track team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She began playing soccer at age six with North Mississauga SC, later playing with Brams United.[1] She is a graduate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School.[4]

She has played for American collegiate team Michigan Wolverines.

Club career

MSV Duisburg

Yekka joined MSV Duisburg of the Frauen-Bundesliga in September 2020.[5]

Le Havre AC

In 2021, she joined Le Havre AC in France.[6]

International career

Yekka made her debut for the Canada national women's team at age 16, on October 30, 2013 against South Korea in Edmonton, Alberta. She played the first half of a 3–0 win.[1] On May 8, 2014 she played the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw against the United States in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in front of the second largest crowd to ever watch a women's soccer game in Canada.[7] She scored her first international goal on December 6, 2015 against Jamaica in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, during the group stage of the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1] As her 13 senior caps for Canada have been in friendly matches, she remains eligible to play for Uganda (making the one-time change of association first).

References
  1. Sura Yekka at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French). Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  2. Colpitts, Iain (May 14, 2014). "Yekka shines against the U.S. national team". Mississauga News.
  3. McKnight, Zoe (July 16, 2014). "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mississauga teen Sura Yekka makes Canadian team". Toronto Star.
  4. "Michigan Women's Soccer Meet the Freshmen: Sura Yekka". Michigan Wolverines. August 21, 2015.
  5. "Capelli Macht's Möglich:Sura Bajoru Yekka Wird ein Zebra" [Capelli Makes it Possible: Sura Bajoru Yekka Becomes a Zebra] (in German). MSV Duisburg. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  6. Davidson, Neil (November 18, 2021). "Canadian women's soccer team looks to extend unbeaten run with 2 games in Mexico". CBC.
  7. Tait, Ed (May 9, 2014). "World's best can't beat Canada". Winnipeg Free Press.


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