Samuel Rak-Sakyi

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Samuel Rak-Sakyi
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Rak-Sakyi warming up for Chelsea in 2024
Personal information
Full name Samuel Rak-Sakyi
Date of birth (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth London, England [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 51
Youth career
2013–2024 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Chelsea 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U17 9 (0)
2022– England U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Samuel Rak-Sakyi (born 27 March 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.

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Club career

Born in London, Rak-Sakyi joined Chelsea at the age of eight. [2] He also had played as a defensive midfielder. [1]

Rak-Sakyi signed his scholar with Chelsea in July 2021. [3] He won the U18 Premier League Cup with Chelsea in 2021–22 season. [4]

During the 2023–24 season, he was key player for Chelsea U23, but suffered a season ending injury in February. [2]

With his youth contract expired in June 2024, Chelsea had prolonged talk to renew his contract. [5] On 21 August 2024, Rak-Sakyi signed a two-year contract with Chelsea. [6] In November 2024, he was included in the senior match squad for the first time in the UEFA Conference League match against Panathinaikos. [7]

On 7 November 2024, Rak-Sakyi made his senior debut for Chelsea in an 8–0 win over FC Noah in the UEFA Conference League, being subbed on in the 79th minute for Christopher Nkunku. [8]

On 12 December 2024, Rak-Sakyi made his full debut for Chelsea starting against Astana in the UEFA Conference League. [9]

International career

Rak-Sakyi has represented England at under-17 and under-18 level. [1] He is also eligible to represent Ghana through his parents. [10]

Personal life

Rak-Sakyi's elder brother Jesurun plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Sheffield United, on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace, having began his youth career in the Chelsea academy. [11] [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2023–24 ————3 [a] 030
2024–25 ————1 [a] 010
Total————4040
Chelsea 2024–25 Premier League 0000004 [b] 00040
Career total000000404080
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Chelsea U18s

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Samuel Rak-Sakyi at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Samuel Rak-Sakyi". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Meet the 2021/22 Academy scholars". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Sam Rak-Sakyi clinches English U18 Championship with Chelsea". sportsbrief.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Chelsea news: Sam Rak-Sakyi to sign new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Rak-Sakyi agrees new contract". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Confirmed Chelsea line up vs Panathinaikos". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  8. ↑ "Match report: Chelsea 8-0 Noah". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  9. ↑ UEFA.com. "Astana vs Chelsea | UEFA Conference League 2024/25". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  10. ↑ "Crystal Palace: Ghanaian youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi elated after Premier League debut". Modern Ghana.
  11. ↑ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi: Crystal Palace's young 'throwback' thriving with rivals Charlton". The Athletic. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi: Crystal Palace's teenage goal machine who Chelsea let go | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  13. ↑ Samuel Rak-Sakyi at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Sam Rak-Sakyi clinches English U18 Championship with Chelsea". sportsbrief.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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