Sulley Muntari

Ghanaian footballer

Sulley Muntari (born 27 August 1984) is a former Ghanaian football player. He played for Internazionale Milano and the Ghanaian national team. A former left-back,[1] Muntari later developed into a powerful, experienced, hard-working, and tenacious midfielder; although he is primarily known for his physical strength and combative playing style, he was also able to make notable improvements to his technical skills throughout his career. He also possesses a good left foot, a powerful shot from outside the area, and is a solid passer of the ball. Widely considered as one of the best Ghana's midfielders in his prime.

Sulley Muntari
Muntari in 2008
Personal information
Full nameSulleyman Ali Muntari
Date of birth (1984-08-27) 27 August 1984 (age 39)
Place of birthKonongo, Ghana
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2001Liberty Professionals
2001–2002Udinese
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2007Udinese125(8)
2007–2008Portsmouth29(4)
2008–2012Inter Milan66(7)
2011Sunderland (loan)9(1)
2012AC Milan (loan)13(3)
2012–2015AC Milan57(8)
2015–2016Al Ittihad18(2)
2017Pescara9(1)
2018Deportivo La Coruña8(0)
2019Albacete2(0)
2022Hearts of Oak11(1)
Total347(35)
National team
2001Ghana U207(0)
2002–2014Ghana84(20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Career statistics change

Club change

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Udinese2002–03Serie A12020140
2003–04Serie A230401[a]0280
2004–05Serie A332602[b]0412
2005–06Serie A2930011[c]0403
2006–07Serie A28321304
Total12581411401539
Portsmouth2007–08Premier League29441335
Internazionale2008–09Serie A274307[a]11[d]1385
2009–10Serie A272509[a]01[d]0422
2010–11Serie A81103[a]01[e]0131
2011–12Serie A40000040
Total6679019031978
Sunderland (loan)2010–11Premier League910091
Milan (loan)2011–12Serie A1331000143
Milan2012–13Serie A151102[a]1182
2013–14Serie A265008[a]1346
2014–15Serie A16210172
Total7011301028313
Al-Ittihad2015–16Saudi Professional League182305130293
Pescara2016–17Serie A910091
Deportivo La Coruña2017–18La Liga800080
Albacete2018–19Segunda División200020
Hearts of Oak2021–22Ghana Premier League11130001[f]0151
Career total347353624837143841
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 8 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 3 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearances in Italian Supercup
  5. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. Appearances in President's Cup

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana200222
200310
200451
200562
2006113
200782
2008124
200962
201062
2011101
201281
201352
201440
Total8420
Scores and results list the Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muntari goal.
List of international goals scored by Sulley Muntari[3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 June 2004Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  South Africa1–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
214 November 2005King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia2–13–1Friendly
38 October 2005Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Cape Verde2–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
429 May 2006Walkers Stadium, Leicester, England  Jamaica3–04–1Friendly
54 June 2006Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland  South Korea2–03–1Friendly
617 June 2006RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Czech Republic2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup
77 February 2007Wembley Stadium, London, England  Nigeria4–04–1Friendly
824 March 2007UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria  Austria1–11–1Friendly
920 January 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Guinea2–12–12008 Africa Cup of Nations
1028 January 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Morocco2–02–02008 Africa Cup of Nations
119 February 2008Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Ivory Coast1–04–22008 Africa Cup of Nations
1222 June 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Gabon2–02–02010 World Cup qualification
1312 August 2009Brisbane Road, London, England  Zambia3–04–1Friendly
146 September 2009Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Sudan1–02–02010 World Cup qualification
153 March 2010Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina1–11–2Friendly
162 July 2010Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa  Uruguay1–01–12010 FIFA World Cup
1727 March 2011Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville, Congo  Congo3–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
181 June 2012Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Lesotho1–07–02014 World Cup qualification
197 June 2013Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan  Sudan3–13–12014 World Cup qualification
2015 October 2013Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Egypt5–16–12014 World Cup qualification

Honours change

Portsmouth

Inter Milan[5]

Hearts of Oak

Ghana U20

Ghana

Individual

References change

  1. Vitiello, Antonio (20 February 2012). "Corosu: "Da terzino a mediano, tutto su Muntari" (in Italian). Milan News. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. "Muntari, Sulley Ali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. Sulleyman Ali "Sulley" Muntari - Goals in International Matches - RSSSF
  4. Cite error: The named reference BBC SPORT was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  5. "Sulley Ali Muntari | Players | F.C. Internazionale | inter.it". Inter - inter.it | I M Inter Milano. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  6. Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (5 March 2022). "Sulley Muntari clinches first trophy with Hearts of Oak a month after joining club". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. "2022 MTN FA Cup final: How Hearts and Bechem United made it - MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  8. "Man Utd chasing Ghana teenager". BBC Sport Online. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  9. "FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001 - Teams - Ghana - Matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. "26th Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2008". cafonline.com. CAF. 9 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008.
  11. "CAF - CAF Awards - Previous Editions - 2008". CAF. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  12. "CAF names Best XI for Ghana 2008 ACN". CAF Online. 10 February 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
  13. Sekyere, Eddie K. (2022-06-30). "Andre Ayew, Afena-Gyan and others win Calcio Trade Ball 2022 awards". MX24. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

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