Samuel Rak-Sakyi
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 Rak-Sakyi warming up for Chelsea in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Rak-Sakyi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2024 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals 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.
Born in London, Rak-Sakyi joined Chelsea at the age of eight.[5] He also had played as a defensive midfielder.[3]
Rak-Sakyi signed his scholar with Chelsea in July 2021.[6] He won the U18 Premier League Cup with Chelsea in 2021–22 season.[7]
During the 2023–24 season, he was key player for Chelsea U23, but suffered a season ending injury in February.[5]
With his youth contract expired in June 2024, Chelsea had prolonged talk to renew his contract.[8] On 21 August 2024, Rak-Sakyi signed a two-year contract with Chelsea.[9] In November 2024, he was included in the senior match squad for the first time in the UEFA Conference League match against Panathinaikos.[10]
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.[11]
On 12 December 2024, Rak-Sakyi made his full debut for Chelsea starting against Astana in the UEFA Conference League.[12]
International career
Personal life
Rak-Sakyi's elder brother Jesurun plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City (on loan from Crystal Palace), having begun his youth career in the Chelsea academy.[14][15]