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

Zakaria Suraka
Personal information
Full name Zakaria Isa Suraka
Date of birth (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rudar Pljevlja
Number 7
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)
2019–2020 Mladost Lučani 7 (0)
2020–2021 Železničar Pančevo 12 (0)
2021–2022 Rudar Pljevlja 15 (2)
2022 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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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

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Club

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As of match played 29 November 2019.[12]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sloga Petrovac na Mlavi 2013–14 Serbian First League 3 1 3 1
Inđija 2014–15 Serbian First League 19 3 2 2 21 5
Radnik Surdulica 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 7 0 1 0 8 0
Dinamo Vranje 2016–17 Serbian First League 23 5 1 0 24 5
2017–18 Serbian First League 28 17 1 0 29 17
2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga 23 1 1 0 24 1
Total 74 23 3 0 77 23
Mladost Lučani 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 7 0 1 0 8 0
Career total 110 27 7 2 117 27

References

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  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. ^ a b c Zakaria Suraka at Soccerway
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