Sura Yekka

Sura Yekka
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-04) January 4, 1997
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
Michigan Wolverines
Number 9
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Michigan Wolverines
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Canada U-17 4 (0)
2014–2016 Canada U-20 9 (1)
2013– Canada 13 (0)


‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 14, 2015

Sura Yekka (born January 4, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player. She is a member of the University of Michigan women's soccer team and the Canadian national team.

Playing career

International

Yekka made her senior national team debut at age 16, on October 30, 2013 against South Korea in Edmonton, Alberta. She played the first half of a 3–0 win.[1] On May 8, 2014 she played the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw against the United States in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in front of the second largest crowd to ever watch a women's soccer game in Canada.[2] She scored her first international goal on December 6, 2015 against Jamaica in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, during the group stage of the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[3]

Personal

Though she was born in Toronto, her family had recently moved to Mississauga, Ontario.[4] Both of Yekka's parents are originally from Uganda, her father was born in Obongi while her mother is originally from Arua. She is a graduate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School.

References

  1. "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  2. Ed Tait (May 9, 2014). "World's best can't beat Canada". Winnipeg Free Press.
  3. "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  4. "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
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