Zachary Sukunda
Zachary Sukunda (born June 24, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a full-back for Finnish club Ekenäs IF.
Sukunda with HFX Wanderers in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zachary Sukunda | ||
Date of birth | June 24, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ekenäs IF | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Auxerre | ||
2012–2015 | Montreal Impact | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | FC Montreal | 45 | (1) |
2017 | Umeå FC | 14 | (0) |
2018 | Hume City | 13 | (0) |
2018 | Northcote City | 6 | (0) |
2019 | HFX Wanderers | 17 | (0) |
2020– | Ekenäs IF | 19 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2020 |
Career
FC Montreal
Sukunda was part of the Montreal Impact Academy from 2012 to 2014. He made his professional debut for FC Montreal on April 18, 2015 in a 2-1 defeat to Harrisburg City Islanders.[1] Sukunda would primarily play as a fullback during the 2015 season.[2] Sukunda played two seasons with FC Montreal before the club ceased operations after the 2016 season.[3]
Umeå FC
Rather than pursue other opportunities in the USL, Sukunda signed with Division 1 Norra club Umeå FC in March 2017, joining former FC Montreal teammate Yann-Alexandre Fillion, who was with the club on loan.[4][5]
Hume City
In December 2017, Sukunda announced that he signed with Hume City FC of the NPL Victoria.[6]
Northcote City
In June 2018, Sukunda joined Northcote City FC.[7]
HFX Wanderers
On 29 November 2018, Sukunda was announced as HFX Wanderers FC first signing.[7] On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Sukunda would not be returning for the 2020 season.[8]
References
- FC MONTREAL MATCH REPORT
- Tristan D'Amours (March 23, 2016). "FC Montreal: 2016 USL Season Preview". Mount Royal Soccer.
- Peter Alper (December 7, 2016). "FC Montreal to cease operations". Mount Royal Soccer.
- Antony Da Silva-Casimiro (March 16, 2017). "Zachary Sukunda turns to Sweden". Journal Revue.
- Zachary Sukunda ready for Umeå FC [Swedish)
- "Welcome to Hume Zachary Sukunda". Humecityfc.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- Gareth Hampshire (2018-11-29). "HFX Wanderers FC announce historic first player signing". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- Gareth Hampshire (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Herrlaget Presenterar De Nio Första Kontrakten". Ekenäs IF. December 21, 2019.