Abdelrahman Kuku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015-2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers II | 15 | (1) |
| 2018-2019 | EFSC Titans | 36 | (4) |
| 2020 | Seattle Redhawks | 13 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | FGCU Eagles | 22 | (0) |
| 2023-2024 | Green Gully | 24 | (0) |
| 2024 | Al-Merrikh | 0 | (0) |
| 2024- | Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024- | Sudan | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Abdelrahman Kuku (Arabic: عبدالرحمن كوكو, 26 October 1998) is a Sudanese Australian professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Career
[edit]Kuku was born in Cairo to Sudanese parents.[1] In 2004, his family immigrated to Wakeley, New South Wales, Australia, west of the capital, Sydney.[2] His sporting career began with the amateur club Hinchinbrook True Blues in 2014 and then to the youth club Western Sydney Wanderers FC.[2]
He studied there until high school, then received a full athletic scholarship from Eastern Florida State College in 2018, where he was the team captain and a two-year starter being named 2019 NJCAA First Team All-American as well as receiving the Region 8 Player of the Year award. 2020 he was recruited by NCAA D1 school Seattle University before transferring to Florida Gulf Coast University to continue playing the remainder of 2021 and 2022 season where he obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science in 2022. After obtaining his bachelor's degree, he returned to Australia in February 2023, where he joined Green Gully SC, a second-tier club in Australia. On 11 December 2023, he renewed his contract with the club for an additional season.[2][3]
In March 2024, he was called up to the Sudan national football team roster for the first time, along with his teammate Mohamed Adam.[4][5][6] He participated in Guinea Bissau's two friendly matches within the FIFA window in March 2024 in Morocco.[7][8]
Al-Merrikh SC agreed with him for two seasons, provided that he joins the team after completing Sudan's matches against Mauritania and South Sudan in the FIFA World Cup qualification in June 2024.[9] On September 6th 2024, he joined Lybian giants Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) on a 2 year contract.
References
[edit]- ^ "كوكو المدافع السوداني الأسترالي المرشح للمريخ في سطور". الأحداث نيوز (in Arabic). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Abdelrahman Kuku". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Abdelrahman Kuku: Master & the Apprentice". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "كوكو يتشرف بارتداء شعار السودان". الأحداث نيوز (in Arabic). 31 March 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "ثنائي من الدوري الأسترالي يدعم صفوف المنتخب السوداني – صحيفة التغيير السودانية , اخبار السودان" (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ نيوز, تارا (22 November 2023). "وصول عبدالرحمن كوكو وادم تمهيدا لانضمامهم للمنتخب السوداني". تارا نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "الأسترالي يتألق في ظهوره الأول مع منتخبنا". منصة اشواق السودان (in Arabic). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ الأم, عبّر ثنائي المنتخب السوداني محمد آدم وعبد الرحمن كوكو اللذان يلعبان لنادي غرين غَلي الأسترالي عن سعادتهما بتمثيل منتخب بلدهما. "السعادة تغمر آدم وكوكو". beIN SPORTS (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "كوكو يوقع رسمياً للمريخ قادما من استراليا". أمدر تايميز (in Arabic). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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