Ibrahim Larry Sumaila

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Ibrahim Larry Sumaila (born 2 November 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ghanaian Premier league side Accra Hearts of Oak. [1] [2]

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Career

Early career

Sumaila moved Greece, with the hope of signing a contract with a top team in Greece. [3] After successfully going on trials with Greek Super League side POAK FC, he was on the verge of signing a professional contract with the club but unfortunately couldn't land a permanent deal albeit being with the club's youth ranks for 18 months due to a contractual disagreement between his agent and the officials of POAK. [3] [4] He also had a stint in Egypt. [3] [5]

Hearts of Oak

In January 2019, Sumaila was signed by Ghana Premier League giants Accra Hearts of Oak on a free transfer, after training with the club for weeks. [6] [5] [7] [8] He signed a two-year deal with an option to extend it by another year based on his performance. [6] He made his debut during the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition on 25 May 2019, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to Dreams FC. [9] During the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season. he played in 3 league matches before the league was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] He was named on the club's squad list for the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season. [10] [1] On 4 January 2020, during match day 3, he was adjudged the man of the match in a 0–0 draw with Karela United. [11] [12]

Style of play

Sumaila named Hearts of Oak legend Yaw Amankwah Mireku as his idol and revealed that although his style of play is not a reminiscence of his, he really adored him. [13] [14] He style of play was likened to Emmanuel Osei Kuffour due to the way he approaches his game: smooth, subtle and extremely stylish. [3]

Honours

Hearts of Oak

See also

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  5. 1 2 Adzokpa, Derrick Elorm. "Hearts of Oak secure services of Ibrahim Larry Sumaila". Graphic SPORTS. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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  8. ↑ "Hearts of Oak sign former PAOK FC defender Ibrahim Larry Sumaila". GhanaSoccernet. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Match Report of Dreams FC vs Accra Hearts of Oak SC - 2019-05-25 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Full list: Hearts of Oak squad for 2020/21 season". Ghana Sports Online. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hearts of Oak defender Larry Sumaila named man of the match in Karela United draw". GhanaWeb. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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  13. ↑ "Hearts defender Larry Sumaila 'adores' role model Amankwa Mireku". GhanaSoccernet. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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  15. ↑ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (17 July 2021). "Hearts of Oak crowned 2020/21 Ghana Premier League champions [Photos]". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 July 2021.


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