| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Richard Sukuta-Pasu | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuppertal, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Grün-Weiß Wuppertal | ||
| 2000–2008 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen II | 27 | (11) |
| 2008–2011 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2011– | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 24 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2007 | Germany U-17 | 20 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U-18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2008– | Germany U-19 | 10 | (6) |
| 2008– | Germany U-21 | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Richard Sukuta-Pasu (born 24 June 1990 in Wuppertal) is a German football striker playing for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
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Sukuta-Pasu began his career in summer 1998 in his hometown Wuppertal with Grün-Weiß Wuppertal and was in June 2000 scouted by Fußball-Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[1] He played for Bayer in several youth teams and was in summer 2008 promoted to the reserve team.[2] Since October 2008 was part of the Fußball-Bundesliga from Bayer 04 Leverkusen and earned in the 2008/2009 season his first four Bundesliga caps. In December 2009 Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen loaned the 19 year old striker to cult club FC St. Pauli until 30 June 2011.[3]
He made his debut for St Pauli on 16 January 2010 by coming off the bench to score with his second touch in the 88th minute of the match against Rot Weiss Ahlen.
He played at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, where he scored 3 goals, including the winner in the final against Italy, and the 2007 U17 World Cup.[4]
Sukuta-Pasu, who was born in Wuppertal, is of Congolese descent.[4]
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