Ibrahim Larry Sumaila (born 2 November 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ghanaian Premier league side Accra Hearts of Oak.[1][2]
Sumaila moved Greece, with the hope of signing a contract with a top team in Greece.[3] After successfully going on trials with Greek Super League side POAK FC, he was on the verge of signing a professional contract with the club but unfortunately couldn't land a permanent deal albeit being with the club's youth ranks for 18 months due to a contractual disagreement between his agent and the officials of POAK.[3][4] He also had a stint in Egypt.[3][5]
In January 2019, Sumaila was signed by Ghana Premier League giants Accra Hearts of Oak on a free transfer, after training with the club for weeks.[6][5][7][8] He signed a two-year deal with an option to extend it by another year based on his performance.[6] He made his debut during the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition on 25 May 2019, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to Dreams FC.[9] During the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season. he played in 3 league matches before the league was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He was named on the club's squad list for the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season.[10][1] On 4 January 2020, during match day 3, he was adjudged the man of the match in a 0–0 draw with Karela United.[11][12]
Sumaila named Hearts of Oak legend Yaw Amankwah Mireku as his idol and revealed that although his style of play is not a reminiscence of his, he really adored him.[13][14] He style of play was likened to Emmanuel Osei Kuffour due to the way he approaches his game: smooth, subtle and extremely stylish.[3]
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