Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City (on loan from Crystal Palace) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Chelsea | ||
| 2019–2021 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Crystal Palace | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 43 | (15) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 34 | (7) |
| 2025–2026 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2026– | → Stoke City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:59, 20 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:35, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (born 5 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Club career
Crystal Palace
Rak-Sakyi was born in Southwark, London and attended Westminster City School along with his brother, Samuel.[3] Rak-Sakyi played in the youth academy at Chelsea, before joining Crystal Palace in 2019.[4] His first appearance in the Crystal Palace first-team squad was as an unused substitute against his previous club on 10 April 2021, and he signed his first professional contract for the club two days later.[5][4][6] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against former club Chelsea on 14 August 2021 in the Premier League.[7] Rak-Sakyi made his first start for the club in their final home game of the 2021–22 season, a 1–0 win against Manchester United.[8] On 11 August 2022, Rak-Sakyi joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan for their 2022–23 campaign.[9] He made his debut for the Addicks, in a 5–1 League One win at home to Plymouth Argyle on 17 August 2022, scoring Charlton's first goal. Ten days later, on 27 August 2022, Rak-Sakyi scored for Charlton again in a 1–1 League One draw away at Wycombe Wanderers. After scoring 15 goals and registering eight assists, he was later named the club's Supporters' Player of the Year for his performances across the season, receiving 46% of fans' votes.[10]
On 16 August 2024, Rak-Sakyi joined Chamnpionship club Sheffield United on loan for the 2024–25 season.[11] He played 36 times for the Blades, scoring seven goals helping them to reach the 2025 EFL Championship play-off final where they lost 2–1 to Sunderland.[12] On 12 September 2025, Rak-Sakyi joined Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on a season-long loan.[13] He was recalled back to Crystal Palace in January 2026.[14] On 2 February 2026, Rak-Sakyi joined Championship side Stoke City on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.[15]
International career
Though Rak-Sakyi is also eligible to represent Ghana through his parents,[16] he accepted a call-up to the England Under 20 squad in September 2021 to replace an injured Anthony Gordon.[17] On 6 September 2021, he made a goalscoring debut during a 6–1 victory over the Romania Under 20s at St. George's Park.[18]
On 13 November 2024, Rak-Sakyi was called up to the England Under 21 squad for the first time and made his debut two days later during a goalless draw with Spain in La Línea de la Concepción. [19]
Personal life
Rak-Sakyi's younger brother, Samuel, is currently a member of the development squad at Chelsea.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2021–22[21] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[23] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2022–23[22] | League One | 43 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 15 |
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2024–25[24] | Championship | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2025–26[25] | Süper Lig | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 2025–26[25] | Championship | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Career total | 105 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 27 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Turkish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ "Jesuran Rak-Sakyi". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Professional Footballers Return to Palace Street". Westminster City School. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi". Crystal Palace FC. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Sam (12 April 2021). "Crystal Palace youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal". South London News. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ The Athletic Staff. "Rak-Sakyi signs first professional deal with Crystal Palace". The Athletic. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Chelsea cruise against Vieira's Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Crystal Palace 1-0 Man Utd: Wilfried Zaha scores winner in Ralf Rangnick's last game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "DONE DEAL : RAK-SAKYI IS AN ADDICK". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "2022/23 award winners revealed Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "JRS makes 10". Sheffield United FC. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Sheffield United Sheffield United 1–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi joins Rizespor". www.cpfc.co.uk. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Matos coy on Rak-Sakyi after Palace recall winger from loan in Turkey". BBC. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "40 minutes ago Club City seal Rak-Sakyi for Championship run-in". Stoke City. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Crystal Palace: Ghanaian youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi elated after Premier League debut". Modern Ghana.
- ^ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi receives first international call-up with England U20s". Football London.
- ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Harle, Tom (15 November 2024). "Report: Spain 0-0 England MU21s". England Football. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Jesurun Rak-Sakyi: Crystal Palace's young 'throwback' thriving with rivals Charlton". The Athletic. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "2022/23 AWARD WINNERS REVEALED". Charlton Athletic Official Website. 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
External links
- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website