Zakaria Suraka

Zakaria Isa Suraka (born 17 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Železničar Pančevo.

Zakaria Suraka
Personal information
Full name Zakaria Isa Suraka
Date of birth (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Železničar Pančevo
Number 18
Youth career
Vision
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi 3 (1)
2014–2015 Inđija 19 (3)
2015–2016 Radnik Surdulica 7 (0)
2016–2019 Dinamo Vranje 74 (23)
2019 Mladost Lučani 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2019

Club career

Suraka arrived to Serbia from Vision F.C. in the spring of 2014. He joined Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi, and he made just 3 appearances for that club, but he scored 1 goal at the only match he started on the pitch. That was the last fixture of 2013–14 season, against Radnik Surdulica.[1] People from FK Inđija recognized Suraka's football potential and take him in their club in summer 2014.[2] There were some speculations about his transfer to Netherlands in the winter break off-season, but he stayed with club until the end of season.[3]

For the 2014–15 season he made 19 Serbian First League appearances and scored 3 goals,[4] against Moravac Mrštane in 2nd,[5] Bežanija in 5th,[6] Mačva Šabac in the 25th fixture.[7] He also played 2 cup matches, against Javor Ivanjica, when he scored 2 goals,[8] and Radnički Niš.[9] Zakaria signed one-year contract with Radnik Surdulica in summer 2015.[10] He made his SuperLiga in the 6th fixture of 2015–16, against Red Star Belgrade, when he was substituted in for Lazar Arsić in second half of the match.[11]

In summer 2016, Suraka moved to Dinamo Vranje.[12] He stayed at Dinamo for three years, becoming the club's best player. After Dinamo Vranje, he joined Mladost Lučani in summer 2019.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 November 2019.[12]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
ClubSeasonLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi 2013–14 Serbian First League 3131
Inđija 2014–15 Serbian First League 19322215
Radnik Surdulica 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 701080
Dinamo Vranje 2016–17 Serbian First League 23510245
2017–18 Serbian First League 2817102917
2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 23110241
Total 7423307723
Mladost Lučani 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 701080
Career total 110277211727

References

  1. "Samo Suraka u metu". ebranicevo.com (in Serbian). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. "Pojačanja i odlasci". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. "Suraka u Holandiji". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 11 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. "Suraka, Zakaria". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. "Gosti se provukli: Moravac ORION - Indjija 1:1". sportskastranajuga.com (in Serbian). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. "Inđija - Bežanija 1:0 (1:0)". FK Inđija official website (in Serbian). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. "Inđija - Mačva 2: 0 (1: 0)". sportin.biz (in Serbian). 29 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. "Stojanović i Suraka junaci dana". B92 (in Serbian). 25 September 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  9. ПОБЕДА ПРОТИВ ИНЂИЈЕ. FK Radnički Niš official website (in Serbian). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. "Radnik pojačao fudbaler iz Gane". juznevesti.com (in Serbian). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  11. "6.Kolo: Radnik - Crvena zvezda". Serbian SuperLiga official website (in Serbian). 16 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  12. Zakaria Suraka at Soccerway
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