Sukuta-Pasu with Kaiserslautern in 2011
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Full name | Richard Sukuta-Pasu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 24 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wuppertal, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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SV Sandhausen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Grün-Weiß Wuppertal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2008 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen II | 27 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → FC St. Pauli II (loan) | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 31 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 32 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Cercle Brugge | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Energie Cottbus | 31 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | SV Sandhausen | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Germany U-17 | 20 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Germany U-18 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Germany U-19 | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Germany U-20 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Germany U-21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:57, 20 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2011 |
Richard Sukuta-Pasu (born 24 June 1990 in Wuppertal) is a German football striker of Congolese descent who plays for SV Sandhausen.
Sukuta-Pasu began his career in summer 1998 in his hometown Wuppertal with Grün-Weiß Wuppertal and was scouted by Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen in June 2000. He played for Bayer in several youth teams and was promoted to the reserve team in summer 2008. Since October 2008 he was also part of the Bayer's Bundesliga squad and earned his first four Bundesliga caps during the 2008–09 season. In December 2009, he was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli until 30 June 2011.
He made his debut for St. Pauli on 16 January 2010 by coming off the bench to score with his second touch in the 88th minute of the match against Rot Weiss Ahlen. After leaving St. Pauli in June 2011, he has spells with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Sturm Graz and VfL Bochum. In summer 2014, Sukuta-Pasu transferred to Belgian Cercle Brugge. After only a year with Cercle, he returned to Germany joining 3. Liga side Energie Cottbus on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2017.
He played at the 2008 European U-19 championships, where he scored three goals, including the winner in the final against Italy, and the 2007 U-17 World Cup.
As of 19 May 2014[update]