Richard Sukuta-Pasu
 Sukuta-Pasu with Kaiserslautern in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuppertal, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | MSV Duisburg | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Grün-Weiß Wuppertal | ||
| 2000–2008 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 27 | (11) |
| 2008–2011 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → FC St. Pauli II (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 24 | (0) |
| 2012 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 31 | (12) |
| 2013–2014 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Cercle Brugge | 24 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Energie Cottbus | 31 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | SV Sandhausen | 52 | (11) |
| 2018– | MSV Duisburg | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Germany U-17 | 20 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U-18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Germany U-19 | 12 | (6) |
| 2009 | Germany U-20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Germany U-21 | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:29, 14 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2011 | |||
Richard Sukuta-Pasu (born 24 June 1990) is a German football striker of Congolese descent who plays for MSV Duisburg.[1][2][3]
Club career
Sukuta-Pasu began his career in summer 1998 in his hometown Wuppertal with Grün-Weiß Wuppertal and was scouted by Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen in June 2000.[4] He played for Bayer in several youth teams and was promoted to the reserve team in summer 2008.[5] Since October 2008 he was also part of the Bayer's Bundesliga squad and earned his first four Bundesliga caps during the 2008–09 season. In December 2009, he was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli until 30 June 2011.[6]
He made his debut for St. Pauli on 16 January 2010 by coming off the bench to score with his second touch in the 88th minute of the match against Rot Weiss Ahlen. After leaving St. Pauli in June 2011, he has spells with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Sturm Graz and VfL Bochum. In summer 2014, Sukuta-Pasu transferred to Belgian Cercle Brugge.[7] After only a year with Cercle, he returned to Germany joining 3. Liga side Energie Cottbus on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2017.[8]
In May 2018, MSV Duisburg announced Sukuta-Pasu would join from SV Sandhausen for the 2018–19 season having agreed a two-year contract until 2020.[9]
International career
He played at the 2008 European U-19 championships, where he scored three goals, including the winner in the final against Italy, and the 2007 U-17 World Cup.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 7 | — | — | 18 | 7 | ||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | ||
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| FC St. Pauli II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2012–13 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 12 | |
| VfL Bochum | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |
| Cercle Brugge | 2014–15 | Pro League | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Energie Cottbus | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 10 | |
| Sandhausen | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 28 | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| Total | 52 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 13 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 255 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 60 | ||
Personal life
He is son to a Congolese father and a French mother.[8] Fellow professional footballer Wilson Kamavuaka is his second cousin.[11]
References
- 1 2 "Sukuta-Pasu, Richard" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- 1 2 Holzapfel, Alexander (28 July 2008). "Ich bin der schwarze Poldi" (in German). Bild. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- 1 2 "Richard Sukuta-Pasu" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ "Sukuta-Pasu: Nächster Schritt am Millerntor" (in German). kicker. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Sukuta-Pasu zum FC St. Pauli ausgeliehen" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "19-Jähriger wechselt in der Winterpause auf Leihbasis" (in German). FC St. Pauli. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Richard Sukuta-Pasu komt de spitspositie versterken" (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Energie Cottbus holt Stürmer Sukuta-Pasu" [Energie Cottbus Signs Forward Sukuta-Pasu] (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "Sukuta-Pasu stürmt für die Zebras". kicker Online (in German). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "Richard Sukuta-Pasu » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "Kamavuaka im Portrait" [Kamavuaka in Portrait] (in German). fussball-imnetz.at. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
External links
- Richard Sukuta-Pasu at Soccerway
- Richard Sukuta-Pasu at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Richard Sukuta-Pasu at WorldFootball.net