| Intro | Footballer | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Ghana | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 25 October 1992, Accra | ||||
| Age: | 27 years | ||||
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Sulley Ali Sariki Muniru (born 25 October 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 side Steaua București as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of former Ac Milan and current Pescara FC player Sulley Muntari.
Club career
Early career
Muniru started his youth career at Ashanti Akim Missiles, a youngster club in his hometown Konongo. He helped his college team to win the national championship, being voted the best player. He then played for the youth team of Liberty Professionals where he was the kingpin.
Muniru’s urge to also pursue his career in Europe like his elder brother Sulley Muntari grew strongly. At the age of 18, Sulley joined Real Madrid on a trial.
CFR Cluj
During the 2013 January transfer window, Muniru signed the first professional contract of his career. The midfielder was signed by CFR Cluj as a replacement for playmaker Modou Sougou, who left the club for Marseille. He worn the number 48 on the jersey to celebrate his mother’s (née Hajia Kande) birthday.
Steaua București
In June 2015, aged 22, Muniru joined Steaua București on a four-year contract, the Romanian champions paying an undisclosed fee for his transfer. He scored his first goal for the club against AS Trenčín, in the Champions League second qualifying round’s second leg.
International career
He has represented his country at Under-12 and U-15 levels.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 56 | 0 | ||
| Steaua București | 2015–16 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Career Total | 73 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 4 | ||
Honours
Club
- CFR Cluj
- Cupa României: Runner-up 2012–13
- Steaua București
- League Cup: 2015–16
- Supercupa României: Runner-up 2015