Samira Suleman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samira Suleman | ||
| Date of birth | August 16, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Víkingur Ólafsvík | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Robert Morris Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hasaacas Ladies | 20 | (15) | |
| 2015 | →Víkingur Ólafsvík (loan) | 10 | (11) |
| 2016 | Víkingur Ólafsvík | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Ghana U20 | ||
| 2014– | Ghana | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samira Suleman (born August 16, 1991) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a forward in Iceland for Víkingur Ólafsvík.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Iceland
[edit | edit source]Suleman came to Víkingur Ólafsvík in 2015 and made 10 appearances during the 2015 season.
International career
[edit | edit source]She scored in a 2–0 win against Ethiopia in a 2014 African Women's Championship qualification match.[1] She was on the Ghana squad for the 2014 African Women's Championship.[2] She scored in Ghana's 1–0 win over Ivory Coast in the semifinals of the 2015 African Games.[3] In April 2016 she scored Brace against Tunisia which helped the Black Queens qualify for the 2016 African Women Championship in Cameroon.[4]
Nominations
[edit | edit source]She was Nominated by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana in 2016.[5][6]
International goals
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 March 2015 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2015 African Games qualification |
| 2. | 1 August 2015 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |
| 3. | 15 September 2015 | Stade Kintélé 3, Brazzaville, Congo | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 African Games |
| 4. | 6 April 2016 | Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil, Tunisia | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 5. | 12 April 2016 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 6. | 4–0 |
Ambassadorial Role
[edit | edit source]On March 14, 2018, Suleman was appointed as an ambassador by World Vision International to aid in the eradication of Early Child Marriage in the Northern Region and the rest of Northern Ghana.[7]
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External links
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Women's association football forwards
- Ghanaian women's footballers
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen
- Robert Morris University Illinois alumni
- African Games gold medalists for Ghana
- African Games gold medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2015 African Games
- Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers
- Ghana women's international footballers
- Ghana Women's Premier League players
- Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players
- Hasaacas Ladies F.C. players
- Ghanaian women's football biography stubs