Serge Atakayi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serge Atakayi | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | FF Jaro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | FF Jaro | 29 | (3) |
| 2016– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:21, 30 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Serge Atakayi (born 30 January 1999) is a Congolese-born Finnish professional footballer who plays for Scottish club Rangers as a forward.
Club career
FF Jaro
Atakayi joined the youth system at FF Jaro in 2013 and made his senior debut for the club in 2015.[1] He became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Finnish top flight when he scored against HIFK on 17 May 2015 aged 16 years and 107 days.[2]
Rangers
On 31 August 2016, after trial periods with Leicester City and Fulham, he joined Rangers on a three-year contract.[3]
International career
Atakayi was born in DR Congo but obtained Finnish citizenship in 2016 and has represented Finland at U15 level.[1] In June 2016 Atakayi represented Finland at U18 level in the Baltic Cup and scored in a 2-2 draw with Lithuania on 2 June 2016.[4][5] He made his debut for the Finland U19 side on 4 September 2016 in a goalless draw with Romania.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 August 2016[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FF Jaro | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
References
- 1 2 "Huippulupaus sai Suomen kansalaisuuden - Pietarsaareen Kinshashan kaduilta [Top Promise Receives Finnish Citizenship]". Yle (in Finnish). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Veikkausliigan historiaa [Veikkausliiga History]". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rangers Academy Transfer Roundup". Rangers.co.uk. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "U18 nimetty Baltic Cupiin [Named U18 Baltic Cup]". Palloliitto (in Finnish). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "U18-maajoukkue tasapeliin Liettuaa vastaan [U18-national team draw against Lithuania]". Palloliitto (in Finnish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "U19 ja Romania maalittomaan [U19 and Romania with no goals]". Palloliitto (in Finnish). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "S. Atakayi". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
