Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (born 5 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for League One club Charlton Athletic on loan from Crystal Palace.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | ||
Date of birth | (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 20)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger/Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Charlton Athletic (on loan from Crystal Palace) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2019 | Chelsea | ||
2019–2021 | Crystal Palace | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) |
2022– | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 15 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | England U20 | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
Rak-Sakyi was originally in the youth system at Chelsea, before joining Crystal Palace in 2019.[3] 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.[4][5]
He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against former club Chelsea on 14 August 2021 in the Premier League.[6]
On 11 August 2022, Rak-Sakyi joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan for the 2022–23 campaign.[7] He made his debut for Charlton, aged 19, in a 5–1 League One win home at Plymouth Argyle on 17 August 2022 where he scored the side's first goal. Ten days later, on 27 August 2022, Rak-Sakyi scored for Charlton again in a 1–1 League One draw away at Wycombe Wanderers.
Though Rak-Sakyi is also eligible to represent Ghana through his parents,[8] he accepted a call-up to the England U20 team in September 2021 to replace an injured Anthony Gordon.[9] 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.[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace U21 | 2021–22[11] | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Crystal Palace | 2021–22[11] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2022–23[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Crystal Palace total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2022–23[12] | League One | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
Career total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
Charlton Athletic F.C. – current squad | |
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