Richard Sukuta-Pasu (born 24 June 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Regionalliga club Eintracht Hohkeppel.[1]
 Sukuta-Pasu with 1. FC 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Hohkeppel | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2019 | MSV Duisburg | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | Guangdong South China Tiger | 12 | (6) |
| 2020 | Seoul E-Land FC | 23 | (7) |
| 2021 | Police Tero | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | SV Meppen | 19 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Vejle | 30 | (8) |
| 2024 | Fortuna Köln | 9 | (1) |
| 2024– | Eintracht Hohkeppel | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editSukuta-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.[2] He played for Bayer in several youth teams and was promoted to the reserve team in summer 2008.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
On 25 February 2019, Sukuta-Pasu transferred to China League One club Guangdong South China Tiger.[8][9]
On 29 January 2020, Sukuta-Pasu joined K League 2 club Seoul E-Land FC.
Sukuta-Pasu returned to Germany in October 2021, joining 3. Liga club SV Meppen. He signed a two-year contract.[10] On 22 June 2022 it was confirmed, that Sukuta-Pasu had signed with newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Vejle Boldklub, penning a deal until June 2024.[11] In August 2023, after Vejle was promoted to the 2023–24 Danish Superliga, Vejle confirmed that Sasu's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement, as the German was too far away from playing time.[12]
International career
editSukuta-Pasu 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.
Personal life
editHe is son to a Congolese father and a French mother.[6] Fellow professional footballer Wilson Kamavuaka is his second cousin.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 22 June 2020[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer 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 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 | |
| SV 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 | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |
| Guangdong South China Tiger | 2019 | China League One | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 13 | 7 | |
| Seoul E-Land FC | 2020 | K League 2 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 7 | |
| Police Tero | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 299 | 69 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 74 | ||
References
edit- ^ Richard Sukuta-Pasu at Soccerway
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 官宣!广东华南虎签3将 at sina.com 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019 (in Chinese)
- ^ "Sukuta-Pasu verlässt den MSV in Richtung China". reviersport.de (in German). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "SV Meppen holt Sukuta-Pasu zurück nach Deutschland". kicker (in German). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Vejle Boldklub henter tysk target man, 22 June 2022
- ^ Vejle Boldklub ophæver med Richard Sukuta-Pasu, vejle-boldklub.dk, 11 August 2023
- ^ "Kamavuaka im Portrait" [Kamavuaka in Portrait] (in German). fussball-imnetz.at. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Richard Sukuta-Pasu » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
External links
edit- Richard Sukuta-Pasu at Soccerway
- Richard Sukuta-Pasu at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Richard Sukuta-Pasu at WorldFootball.net
- Richard Sukuta-Pasu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
