Sulley Muniru

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Sulley Muniru
Personal information
Full name Sulley Ali Sariki Muniru
Date of birth (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2007 Ashanti Akim Missiles
2007–2012 Liberty Professionals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 CFR Cluj 46 (0)
2015–2017 Steaua București 37 (1)
2017–2018 Tondela 4 (0)
2018 Yeni Malatyaspor 5 (0)
2019 Dinamo Minsk 10 (0)
2019–2020 Tambov 0 (0)
2020–2021 Asante Kotoko 5 (0)
2021 Minsk 21 (2)
International career
Ghana U12 [1]
Ghana U15 [1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Sulley Ali Sariki Muniru (born 25 October 1992) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of former Inter Milan and A.C. Milan player Sulley Muntari. [2]

Contents

Club career

Youth career

Muniru started his youth career at Ashanti Akim Missiles, a youngster club in his hometown Konongo. He helped his college team to win the national championship, being voted the best player. He then played for the youth team of Liberty Professionals where he was the kingpin. [2]

Muniru's urge to also pursue his career in Europe like his elder brother Sulley Muntari grew strongly. At the age of 18, Sulley joined Real Madrid on a trial. [2]

CFR Cluj

During the 2013 January transfer window, Muniru signed the first professional contract of his career. The midfielder was signed by CFR Cluj as a replacement for playmaker Modou Sougou, who left the club for Marseille. He worn the number 48 on the jersey to celebrate his mother's (née Hajia Kande) birthday. [3]

FCSB

In June 2015, aged 22, Muniru joined FCSB on a four-year contract, with the Romanian champions paying an undisclosed fee for his transfer. [4] He scored his first goal for the club against AS Trenčín, in the Champions League second qualifying round's second leg. [5]

Tondela

On 28 November 2017, Muniru joined Tondela on a deal until June 2019. [6] He made a total of four appearances for the club and assisted once.

Tambov

On 15 August 2019, he joined Russian Premier League club FC Tambov. [7] He was removed by Tambov from their squad on 30 May 2020, after only appearing in one Russian Cup game for the club up to that point. [8]

Asante Kotoko

Muniru joined Asante Kotoko on 2 November 2020 on a free transfer on a two-year contract. [9] He left the club on 22 January 2021 after making just five appearances. Muniru later thanked the management of Asante Kotoko for his stay at the club and allowing him to leave. [10] [11]

Minsk

In February 2021, Muniru signed an 8-month deal with FC Minsk as a free agent after his contract with Asante Kotoko was terminated. The deal he signed is to keep him at the club until December 2021 with an option of renewal. [12] [13]

International career

He has represented his country at Under-12 and U-15 levels. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 April 2017
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague Cup Europe OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CFR Cluj 2012–13 8010–––90
2013–14 12010–––130
2014–15 260400040–340
Total460600040––560
Steaua București 2015–16 17130406210313
2016–17 200101081–301
Total371405014310614
Career Total83110050183101174

Honours

Club

CFR Cluj
Steaua București

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Real Madrid set to offer Sulley Muntari's brother Sariki Muniru". Goal. 2 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Bun venit, Sulley Muniru! Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today
  4. ↑ "Bine ai venit, Muniru Sulley!". steauafc.com. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sulley Muniru a marcat senzațional! Achizițiile de la CFR au decis calificarea Stelei: "Am fost surprins"" [Sulley Muniru scored a sensational goal! The transfers from CFR decided Steaua's qualification: "I was surprised"]. DigiSport (in Romanian). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "SULLEY É REFORÇO" [Sulley is signed]. Tondela (in Portuguese). 28 November 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ ""Тамбов" внес в заявку еще трех игроков" [Tambov registered three more players] (in Russian). FC Tambov. 15 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Sulley Muniru at Russian Premier League
  9. ↑ "Sulley Muniru, brother of Muntari, joins Kotoko - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  10. ↑ "Sulley Muniru thanks Kotoko Management for short stint at Club". Ghana Football News. 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  11. ↑ Teye, Prince Narkortu (22 January 2021). "Asante Kotoko terminate contract of Sulley Muntari's brother Muniru after just two months". www.goal.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  12. ↑ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (27 February 2021). "Ex-Asante Kotoko midfielder Muniru Sulley joins Belarus side FK Minsk". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Sulley Muniru joins Belarusian top-flight side FC Minsk". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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