Easah Suliman

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Easah Suliman
Personal information
Full name Easah Zaheer Suliman[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Youth career
2012–2015 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Aston Villa 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 England U16 5 (0)
2013–2015 England U17 16 (0)
2015–2016 England U18 5 (0)
2016– England U19 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:44, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Easah Zaheer Suliman (born 26 January 1998) is an English footballer currently playing for Aston Villa. Suliman has represented England at youth level and is noted for being the first player of Asian heritage to captain an England football side, having done so at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 levels. Suliman played every game at centre back in the England Under-19s victorious UEFA European Under-19 Championship campaign in July 2017, scoring the opening goal in England's 2-1 win over Portugal.

Club career

Aston Villa

Easah Suliman was called up to train with the first-team squad by Rémi Garde during the 2015-16 season, and was named as a substitute for a match in the EFL Cup against Notts County on 25 August 2015.[2]

Loan to Cheltenham Town

On 4 August 2016, Suliman joined Cheltenham Town on loan until 2 January 2017.[3] He made his Cheltenham debut on 6 August 2016 in a 1–1 home draw against Leyton Orient.[4] Three days later he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 EFL Cup win against League One side Charlton Athletic.[5]

International career

Suliman has represented England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 levels[6] and was the first player of Asian (Pakistani) heritage to captain an England side at any level.[7] Suliman captained England Under-16s at the 2014 Montaigu Tournament with the side finishing third overall.[8] Suliman has also captained England at under-17 level against the Faroe Islands.[9]

Suliman was promoted to the England Under-19 side in August 2016 and played the full match in a 1-1 friendly against the Netherlands Under-19 side. A penalty shoot-out was held following the match with Suliman scoring the winning penalty.[10] Tom Davies of Everton started the game as captain but passed the armband to Suliman after he was substituted in the 61st minute.[10][11]

Suliman started every game at centre back in England Under-19's victorious 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship campaign in July 2017.[12] He scored the opening goal, a header following a rebound off the opposition goalkeeper, in England's 2-1 win over Portugal in Georgia's Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium.

Personal life

Suliman has discussed his British Pakistani heritage and being a Muslim professional footballer in interviews.[13] He has spoken of his family's friendship with England cricketer Moeen Ali and how he encouraged him to keep going to secure a professional contract.[13]

Career statistics

As of matches played 10 December 2016.
Club performance League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2015–16 Aston Villa Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Aston Villa Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Cheltenham Town (loan) League Two 9 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 9 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 0

Honours

International

England U19

References

  1. ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.avfc.co.uk/players/e/s/easah-suliman
  3. ^ "Loan News: Suliman joins Cheltenham Town". Aston Villa F.C. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Cheltenham Town 1-0 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Profile". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Aston Villa's Easah Suliman hopes to set standard for England's Asian footballers, Ed Aarons". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  8. ^ "England U16s hot from the spot to see off France in Montaigu". The FA. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Bayern Munich keen on 16-year-old Aston Villa defender Easah Suliman". Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. ^ a b "England U19s held to draw by Dutch but seal shoot-out win". The FA. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  11. ^ "England U19 1-1 Holland U19 (9-8 pens): Young Lions prevail in shoot-out after Everton's Tom Davies scores in Telford friendly". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Under-19 2017: Portugal-England". UEFA. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. ^ a b "'Moeen Ali told me to show we can achieve our dreams'". The FA. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  14. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40619862

External links

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