Rebin Sulaka

Rebin Sulaka

Sulaka in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Rebin Gharib Sulaka Adhamat[1]
Date of birth	(1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Erbil, Iraq[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Schaffhausen
Number	2
Youth career
	Eskilstuna City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Eskilstuna City	53	(4)
2013–2014	Dalkurd FF	21	(0)
2014–2015	Ljungskile SK	20	(0)
2015	Syrianska FC	9	(0)
2015–2016	→ AFC United (loan)	5	(0)
2016–2017	Elverum	35	(1)
2017–2018	Al-Markhiya	22	(1)
2018–2019	Al-Khor	14	(1)
2019	Al-Shahania	7	(2)
2019–2020	Radnički Niš	13	(0)
2020–2021	Arda Kardzhali	12	(0)
2021	Levski Sofia	5	(0)
2021–2023	Buriram United	71	(1)
2023–2024	Brommapojkarna	4	(0)
2024	Seoul	3	(0)
2024–	Schaffhausen	6	(1)
International career^‡
2015–	Iraq	38	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Rebin Gharib Sulaka Adhamat (Arabic: ريبين غريب سولاقا عظمت; born 12 April 1992) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Swiss Challenge League club Schaffhausen and the Iraq national team.

Club career

Sulaka started playing football in Eskilstuna City FK, where he as a 15-year-old made his debut in the first team. After the 2012 season, he did not renew the contract with the club. For the 2013 season he signed for Dalkurd FF. In January 2014 he signed a three-year contract with Ljungskile SK. In February 2015 wrote Sulaka on for Syrianska FC.^[3] In August 2015, he was loaned out to AFC United.

Elverum

Sulaka signed for Norwegian club Elverum for the 2016 season.^[4] After a successful season that ended in promotion to the second tier, he extended his contract for the 2017 season.^[5] He left the club mid-season and moved to Qatar.

Al-Markhiya

On 9 July 2017, Sulaka signed for Qatari club Al-Markhiya.^[6] He made his debut on 16 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a shock victory against giants Al-Sadd.^[7] He was picked in the team of the week for his performance.^[8]

Radnički Niš

Recently arrived at Radnički Niš, coach Milorad Kosanović expressed to the club management Sulaka to be his main desire to reinforce the defense, so the Serbian club signed him on 30 August 2019, a day before the closing of the transfer-window in Serbia and most of Europe.^[9]

Levski Sofia

In January 2021 Sulaka signed a six-month deal with Levski Sofia.^[10] In the spring of 2021 he left the club, which was experiencing financial troubles.^[11]

FC Seoul

On 21 February 2024, Sulaka joined FC Seoul of South Korean K League 1.^[12] He played in three matches during the season before coming to a mutual agreement with the club to terminate the contract in June.^[13]

Schaffhausen

On 9 September 2024, Sulaka signed with Schaffhausen in Switzerland.^[14]

International career

On 12 June 2015, Rebin played his first game for the Iraq national team against Japan in Yokohama, the match ended in a 4–0 defeat.^[15] Rebin was present in the final rounds of Iraq's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, in which Iraq failed to qualify to the final tournament. In 2019, he was chosen in the Iraqi squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.^[16]

On 20 February 2022, Rebin announced his retirement from international football for personal reasons.^[17] He announced a reversal of his retirement on 16 August 2023.^[18] In December 2023, he was named in the Iraqi squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.^[19]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 26 March 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iraq	2015	1	0
	2016	1	0
	2017	8	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	7	0
	2021	5	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	6	1
Total		38	1

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sulaka goal.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 January 2024	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Vietnam	1–1	3–2	2023 AFC Asian Cup

Personal life

Sulaka was born in the suburb of Ankawa in Erbil, Iraq into an ethnic Assyrian Christian family. In 2002, at the age of 10, Sulaka moved to Sweden with his family.

Honours

Buriram United

• Thai League 1: 2021–22, 2022–23
• Thai FA Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
• Thai League Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23

References

1. "Rebin Sulaka". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
2. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Iraq" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
3. "KLART: Rebin Sulaka till Syrianska FC (Swedish Language)". Fotbolltransfer.com.
4. "Seier over Nybergsund og midtstopper signert !". Kcweb.no.
5. "Sulaka og Tervaniemi klar for 2017". Elverumfotbaa.no (in Norwegian Bokmål).
6. "Rebin Sulaka has been in Qatar for one day and he's already dominating the newspapers". Twitter.com.
7. "السد يستهل مسيرته في دوري النجوم بالخسارة من المرخية". Beinsports.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
8. "QSL TOTW1".
9. Radnički doveo reprezentativca Iraka at Sportski žurnal, 30 August 2019 (in Serbian)
10. "Левски потвърди: "Сините" подписаха със Сулака". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
11. "Ребин Сулака разтрогва с Левски за неизплатени заплати". Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
12. [오피셜] 서울, '아시안컵 종횡무진' 이라크 센터백 술라카 품었다... "수호신 위해 최선 다할 것". starnewskorea (in Korean). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
13. Choi, Byeong-jin (27 June 2024). [오피셜] FC서울, '이라크 국대 DF 술라카'와 계약 해지...반시즌 만에 작별. Mydaily (in Korean). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
14. "Irakischer Nationalspieler zum FCS" [Iraqi international joins FCS] (in German). FC Schaffhausen. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
15. "Getting to know Rebin Sulaka". Socceriraq.net. 20 June 2017.
16. "Every AFC Asian Cup 2019 Squad Revealed - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
17. "Rebin Sulaka announces retirement" (in Arabic).
18. "Rebin Sulaka reverses retirement".
19. "شاهد: بطريقةٍ جديدةٍ.. مدربُ المنتخب الوطنيّ كاساس يعلنُ القائمةَ النهائية لكأسِ آسيا 2023 والمُؤلفة من 26 لاعباً" [Watch: National team coach Casas announces the final list for the 2023 Asian Cup, consisting of 26 players]. Twitter (in Arabic). Iraq Football Association. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

• Rebin Sulaka at Soccerway
• Rebin Sulaka at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
• Rebin Sulaka – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)