Sulley Muntari

Sulley Muntari (born 27 August 1984) is a former 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.

Sulley Muntari
Muntari in 2008
Personal information
Full name Sulleyman Ali Muntari
Date of birth (1984-08-27) 27 August 1984
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)

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Udinese 2002–03 Serie A 12020——140
2003–04 Serie A 230401[lower-alpha 1]0—280
2004–05 Serie A 332602[lower-alpha 2]0—412
2005–06 Serie A 2930011[lower-alpha 3]0—403
2006–07 Serie A 28321——304
Total 1258141140—1539
Portsmouth 2007–08 Premier League 29441——335
Internazionale 2008–09 Serie A 274307[lower-alpha 1]11[lower-alpha 4]1385
2009–10 Serie A 272509[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 4]0422
2010–11 Serie A 81103[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 5]0131
2011–12 Serie A 400000—40
Total 6679019031978
Sunderland (loan) 2010–11 Premier League 9100——91
Milan (loan) 2011–12 Serie A 1331000—143
Milan 2012–13 Serie A 151102[lower-alpha 1]1—182
2013–14 Serie A 265008[lower-alpha 1]1—346
2014–15 Serie A 16210——172
Total 701130102—8313
Al-Ittihad 2015–16 Saudi Professional League 182305130293
Pescara 2016–17 Serie A 9100——91
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 11130001[lower-alpha 6]0151
Career total 347353624837143841
  1. 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. Appearances in Italian Supercup
  5. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. Appearances in President's Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team YearAppsGoals
Ghana 200222
200310
200451
200562
2006113
200782
2008124
200962
201062
2011101
201281
201352
201440
Total8420
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]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 June 2004Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana South Africa1–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
214 November 2005King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia2–13–1Friendly
38 October 2005Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde Cape Verde2–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
429 May 2006Walkers Stadium, Leicester, England Jamaica3–04–1Friendly
54 June 2006Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland South Korea2–03–1Friendly
617 June 2006RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Czech Republic2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup
77 February 2007Wembley Stadium, London, England Nigeria4–04–1Friendly
824 March 2007UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria Austria1–11–1Friendly
920 January 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana Guinea2–12–12008 Africa Cup of Nations
1028 January 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana Morocco2–02–02008 Africa Cup of Nations
119 February 2008Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Ivory Coast1–04–22008 Africa Cup of Nations
1222 June 2008Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana Gabon2–02–02010 World Cup qualification
1312 August 2009Brisbane Road, London, England Zambia3–04–1Friendly
146 September 2009Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana Sudan1–02–02010 World Cup qualification
153 March 2010Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–11–2Friendly
162 July 2010Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa Uruguay1–01–12010 FIFA World Cup
1727 March 2011Stade de la Revolution, Brazzaville, Congo Congo3–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
181 June 2012Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Lesotho1–07–02014 World Cup qualification
197 June 2013Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan Sudan3–13–12014 World Cup qualification
2015 October 2013Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Egypt5–16–12014 World Cup qualification

Honours

Portsmouth

Inter Milan[5]

Hearts of Oak

  • President's Cup: 2022[6]
  • Ghanaian FA Cup: 2022[7]

Ghana U20

Ghana

Individual

References
  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
  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. Archived from the original on 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2022-07-26.


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