Ibrahim Larry Sumaila

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Ibrahim Larry Sumaila - Wikipedia

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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]

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

References

^ ^a ^b "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Ibrahim Larry Sumaila - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "From The Streets To Hearts Of Oak - The Inspiring Story Of Larry Sumaila Ibrahim - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "Larry Sumaila joins Hearts of Oak". Football Made In Ghana. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Adzokpa, Derrick Elorm. "Hearts of Oak secure services of Ibrahim Larry Sumaila". Graphic SPORTS. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Sumaila joins Hearts of Oak until 2021 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "Hearts of Oak Signs Ibrahim Larry Sumaila". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "Hearts of Oak sign former PAOK FC defender Ibrahim Larry Sumaila". GhanaSoccernet. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Full list: Hearts of Oak squad for 2020/21 season". Ghana Sports Online. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "Hearts of Oak defender Larry Sumaila named man of the match in Karela United draw". GhanaWeb. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Hearts of Oak defender Larry Sumaila named man of the match in Karela United draw". GhanaSoccernet. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "Hearts defender Larry Sumaila 'adores' role model Amankwa Mireku". GhanaSoccernet. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ "Amankwah Mireku is my idol — Larry Ibrahim - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (17 July 2021). "Hearts of Oak crowned 2020/21 Ghana Premier League champions [Photos]". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

External links

Ibrahim Larry Sumaila at Global Sports Archive
PHOTOS: Accra Hearts of Oak SC Unveil New Signing Ibrahim Larry Sumaila

v t e Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. – current squad
2 Mohammed 3 Aidoo 4 York 5 Botchway 6 Dankyi 7 Awako 8 York 9 Kordzi 10 Muntari 12 Baidoo 13 Obeng 14 Addo 15 Mohammed Alhassan 16 Mensah 17 Razak 18 Afriyie 19 Abu 20 Amankwah 21 Mensah 22 Ayi 24 Nurudeen 25 Sumaila 27 Manaf 28 Agyenim Boateng 29 Sewornu 30 Attah 31 Ibrahim 35 Adams 39 Suraj 40 Asubonteng Manager: Boadu

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