Emmanuel Sarki (born 26 December 1987) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for Polish club Orzeł Cikowice. Born in Nigeria, he played for the
Haiti national team.
Career
Sarki began his career at Grays International FC, before moving to
Lyn Oslo
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in 2004. Subsequently, he went on trial to
Chelsea and trained there for a few months. In early 2006, he became a Chelsea player, but quickly was loaned out to
KVC Westerlo
Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo (; often simply called Westerlo) is a Belgian professional football club located in the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Since 1997–98, Westerlo has been mostly playing in the Belgian Pro ...
.
After his contract expired with Waasland-Beveren, he trialled with Wisła Kraków and subsequently signed a two-year deal with them with an option for a third year. He made his debut against
Polonia Warsaw
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as a substitute in the 56th minute. He joined
AEL Limassol
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AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...
after his contract with Wisła Kraków ran out following a knee injury which ruled him out in the 2015-16 season.
On 17 March 2019, Sarki joined Polish fifth division club Węgrzcanka Węgrzce Wielkie. Four months later, he moved to
Odra Wodzisław
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.
International career
Sarki was member of the
Nigeria national under-17 football team
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at
2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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in Finland and
2003 African Under-17 Championship. In 2007, he played for the
Nigeria national under-20 football team
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at
African U-20 Championship
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, where he scored two goals for the eventual runners up.
In August 2014, Sarki was called up to the
Haiti national team, qualifying because his maternal grandfather was born there. At the time of this call-up, Sarki was quoted as saying that he had twice been invited to pay some money to be involved with the
Nigeria national team but had declined to pay.
Sarki was involved in Haiti's third-place finish in the
2014 Caribbean Cup
The 2014 Caribbean Cup was the 18th edition of the Caribbean Cup, an international Association football, football competition for national teams of member nations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) of the CONCACAF region.
The fin ...
, making his debut against Antigua and Barbuda and assisted
Kervens Belfort
Kervens Fils Belfort (born 16 May 1992) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Lalitpur City.
Club career
Belfort has played for Tempête, Le Mans B, Le Mans, Sion, Grenoble, Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, Et ...
in a 3-0 win over Martinique.
Honours
MKS Myszków
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Polish Cup
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(Częstochowa regionals): 2020–21
References
External links
Profileat eurosport.com
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1987 births
Living people
Nigerian men's footballers
Haitian men's footballers
21st-century Haitian sportsmen
Footballers from Kaduna
Lyn Fotball players
Eliteserien players
Chelsea F.C. players
K.V.C. Westerlo players
Wisła Kraków players
AEL Limassol players
Partizán Bardejov players
Odra Wodzisław Śląski players
Belgian Pro League players
Israeli Premier League players
Challenger Pro League players
Ekstraklasa players
IV liga players
Cypriot First Division players
2. Liga (Slovakia) players
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Northern Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in England
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Northern Cyprus
Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Men's association football midfielders
Haiti men's international footballers
Haitian people of Nigerian descent
Nigerian people of Haitian descent
Sportspeople of Haitian descent
21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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