Zachary Sukunda

Zachary Sukunda (born June 24, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a full-back for Finnish club Gnistan.

Zachary Sukunda
Sukunda with HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-24) June 24, 1995
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Gnistan
Number 24
Youth career
2011–2012 Auxerre
2012–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 45 (1)
2017 Umeå FC 14 (0)
2018 Hume City 13 (0)
2018 Northcote City 6 (0)
2019 HFX Wanderers 17 (0)
2020 Ekenäs IF 19 (1)
2021–2022 PEPO 46 (6)
2023– Gnistan 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2023

Career

FC Montreal

Sukunda was part of the Montreal Impact Academy from 2012 to 2014. He made his professional debut for FC Montreal on April 18, 2015 in a 2–1 defeat to Harrisburg City Islanders.[1] Sukunda would primarily play as a fullback during the 2015 season.[2] Sukunda played two seasons with FC Montreal before the club ceased operations after the 2016 season.[3]

Umeå FC

Rather than pursue other opportunities in the USL, Sukunda signed with Division 1 Norra club Umeå FC in March 2017, joining former FC Montreal teammate Yann-Alexandre Fillion, who was with the club on loan.[4][5]

Hume City

In December 2017, Sukunda announced that he signed with Hume City FC of the NPL Victoria.[6]

Northcote City

In June 2018, Sukunda joined Northcote City FC.[7]

HFX Wanderers

On 29 November 2018, Sukunda was announced as HFX Wanderers FC first signing.[7] On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Sukunda would not be returning for the 2020 season.[8]

Ekenäs IF

On December 21, 2019, Sukunda signed with Finnish Ykkönen side Ekenäs IF for the 2020 season.[9]

Gnistan

On January 12, 2023, Sukunda joined Gnistan in Finland.[10]

References
  1. FC MONTREAL MATCH REPORT
  2. Tristan D'Amours (March 23, 2016). "FC Montreal: 2016 USL Season Preview". Mount Royal Soccer.
  3. Peter Alper (December 7, 2016). "FC Montreal to cease operations". Mount Royal Soccer.
  4. Antony Da Silva-Casimiro (March 16, 2017). "Zachary Sukunda turns to Sweden". Journal Revue.
  5. Zachary Sukunda ready for Umeå FC [Swedish)
  6. "Welcome to Hume Zachary Sukunda". Humecityfc.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  7. Gareth Hampshire (2018-11-29). "HFX Wanderers FC announce historic first player signing". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  8. Gareth Hampshire (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. "Herrlaget Presenterar De Nio Första Kontrakten". Ekenäs IF. December 21, 2019.
  10. "ZACHARY SUKUNDA JA GNISTAN SOPIMUKSEEN" [ZACHARY SUKUNDA AND GNISTAN TO CONTRACT] (in Finnish). Gnistan. January 12, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
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