Sulley Muntari

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Sulley Muntari
Muntari in 2008
Personal information
Full name Sulleyman Ali Muntari
Date of birth (1984-08-27) 27 August 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Konongo, Ghana
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2001 Liberty Professionals
2001–2002 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Udinese 125 (8)
2007–2008 Portsmouth 29 (4)
2008–2012 Inter Milan 66 (7)
2011 → Sunderland (loan) 9 (1)
2012 → AC Milan (loan) 13 (3)
2012–2015 AC Milan 57 (8)
2015–2016 Al Ittihad 18 (2)
2017 Pescara 9 (1)
2018 Deportivo La Coruña 8 (0)
2019 Albacete 2 (0)
2022 Hearts of Oak 11 (1)
Total 347 (35)
National team
2001 Ghana U20 7 (0)
2002–2014 Ghana 84 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Sulley Muntari (born 27 August 1984) is a 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.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Udinese 2002–03 Serie A 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
2003–04 Serie A 23 0 4 0 1[a] 0 — 28 0
2004–05 Serie A 33 2 6 0 2[b] 0 — 41 2
2005–06 Serie A 29 3 0 0 11[c] 0 — 40 3
2006–07 Serie A 28 3 2 1 — — 30 4
Total 125 8 14 1 14 0 — 153 9
Portsmouth 2007–08 Premier League 29 4 4 1 — — 33 5
Internazionale 2008–09 Serie A 27 4 3 0 7[a] 1 1[d] 1 38 5
2009–10 Serie A 27 2 5 0 9[a] 0 1[d] 0 42 2
2010–11 Serie A 8 1 1 0 3[a] 0 1[e] 0 13 1
2011–12 Serie A 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 66 7 9 0 19 0 3 1 97 8
Sunderland (loan) 2010–11 Premier League 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
Milan (loan) 2011–12 Serie A 13 3 1 0 0 0 — 14 3
Milan 2012–13 Serie A 15 1 1 0 2[a] 1 — 18 2
2013–14 Serie A 26 5 0 0 8[a] 1 — 34 6
2014–15 Serie A 16 2 1 0 — — 17 2
Total 70 11 3 0 10 2 — 83 13
Al-Ittihad 2015–16 Saudi Professional League 18 2 3 0 5 1 3 0 29 3
Pescara 2016–17 Serie A 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
Deportivo La Coruña 2017–18 La Liga 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Albacete 2018–19 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Hearts of Oak 2021–22 Ghana Premier League 11 1 3 0 0 0 1[f] 0 15 1
Career total 347 35 36 2 48 3 7 1 438 41
  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 | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2002 2 2
2003 1 0
2004 5 1
2005 6 2
2006 11 3
2007 8 2
2008 12 4
2009 6 2
2010 6 2
2011 10 1
2012 8 1
2013 5 2
2014 4 0
Total 84 20
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]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 2004 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  South Africa 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 14 November 2005 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 2–1 3–1 Friendly
3 8 October 2005 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Cape Verde 2–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 29 May 2006 Walkers Stadium, Leicester, England  Jamaica 3–0 4–1 Friendly
5 4 June 2006 Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland  South Korea 2–0 3–1 Friendly
6 17 June 2006 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  Czech Republic 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup
7 7 February 2007 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Nigeria 4–0 4–1 Friendly
8 24 March 2007 UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria  Austria 1–1 1–1 Friendly
9 20 January 2008 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Guinea 2–1 2–1 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
10 28 January 2008 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Morocco 2–0 2–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
11 9 February 2008 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Ivory Coast 1–0 4–2 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
12 22 June 2008 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Gabon 2–0 2–0 2010 World Cup qualification
13 12 August 2009 Brisbane Road, London, England  Zambia 3–0 4–1 Friendly
14 6 September 2009 Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Sudan 1–0 2–0 2010 World Cup qualification
15 3 March 2010 Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 1–2 Friendly
16 2 July 2010 Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa  Uruguay 1–0 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup
17 27 March 2011 Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville, Congo  Congo 3–0 3–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18 1 June 2012 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Lesotho 1–0 7–0 2014 World Cup qualification
19 7 June 2013 Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan  Sudan 3–1 3–1 2014 World Cup qualification
20 15 October 2013 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Egypt 5–1 6–1 2014 World Cup qualification

Honours[change | change source]

Portsmouth

Inter Milan[5]

Hearts of Oak

Ghana U20

Ghana

Individual

References[change | change source]

  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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