Peter Terna Suswam (born 5 September 1991) is a Nigerian

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who plays as a

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for Polish club Victoria Ostrzeszów.

Club career

Born in Konshisha, Suswam began his senior career at the age of 16 with Wikki Tourists FC. In 2009, after two seasons, he was sold to fellow

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team Lobi Stars FC. In the 2010 offseason, Suswam moved abroad and signed with

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, appearing rarely for the

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-based club over the course of three

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campaigns. In late 2013, he trialed for

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n side

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, but left after failing to agree to the economic terms.

International career

Suswam was called up to the

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camp prior to the

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by coach

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, after helping the national under-20 team win the

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. He made his debut on 25 May against

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, but did not make the final cut. In

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, Suswam played all the games and minutes with the under-20s in the

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held in

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, scoring in a 5–2 group stage win against

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as the ''Super Eagles'' eventually reached the quarter-finals.

Honours

Stal Rzeszów * III liga Lublin–Subcarpathia: 2014–15 Victoria Skarszew * Regional league Greater Poland I: 2019–20 Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski * V liga Greater Poland III: 2022–23 Nigeria U20 *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suswam, Peter 1991 births Living people Footballers from Benue State Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Wikki Tourists F.C. players Lobi Stars F.C. players Vitória F.C. players FK Kukësi players Stal Rzeszów (football) players Taraba F.C. players Enyimba F.C. players Nigeria Professional Football League players Primeira Liga players Kategoria Superiore players III liga players IV liga players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen