Emmanuel Sarki (born 26 December 1987) is a professional

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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

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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

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. 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

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as a substitute in the 56th minute. He joined

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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

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International career

Sarki was member of the

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in Finland and 2003 African Under-17 Championship. In 2007, he played for the

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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

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, 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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(Częstochowa regionals): 2020–21

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