Ibrahim Sulemana (footballer, born 2003)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Sulemana Kakari | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunyani, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sunyani | ||
| 2019–2021 | Atalanta | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Hellas Verona | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cagliari | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 1 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ibrahim Sulemana Kakari (born 22 May 2003) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Cagliari.
Early life[edit]
Hailing from Brong Ahafo in southwestern Ghana, Ibrahim Sulemana started football in his home town of Sunyani. It is also in this city that he was spotted by the Ghanaian player agent, Oliver Artur, who came to organize a day of detection in the region. Selected among several other players, he was invited to a test stay in Italy in the summer of 2019. Enough to catch the eye of Atalanta recruiters, who included him in their U17 group. Sulemana stayed there for two years, the time to participate in several national tournaments, before injuring his face following a bad blow received in a match. Not retained by Atalanta, he finally signed with Hellas Verona in the summer of 2021. The club covered his medical expenses, including his facial surgery, and also allowed him to start with the Primavera. He signed his first professional contract at Hellas on 1 July 2022.
Career[edit]
Sulemana started his career with Italian Serie A side Verona.[1][2][3] On 9 October 2022, he debuted for Verona during a 2–1 loss to Salernitana.[4]
On 1 July 2023, Sulemana signed a four-year contract with Cagliari.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 1 April 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2022–23 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Cagliari | 2023–24 | Serie A | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ibrahim Sulemana: The New Rising Star". kickgh.com.
- ^ "Sulemana è pronto: l'Hellas Verona ci crede".
- ^ "che bravo Sulemana. Bragantini e Terracciano ci sono".
- ^ "Ghanaian teen Ibrahim Suleman reacts to Serie A debut". ghanasoccernet.com.
- ^ "Sulemana è del Cagliari" [Sulemana is at Cagliari] (in Italian). Cagliari. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Ibrahim Sulemana Kakari".
External links[edit]
- Ibrahim Sulemana at Soccerway
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- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Serie A players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- 2003 births
- People from Sunyani District
- Ghanaian football biography stubs