Rebin Gharib Sulaka Adhamat (Arabic: ريبين غريب سولاقا عظمت; born 12 April 1992) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Malaysia Super League club Perak and the Iraq national team.
Sulaka in 2024
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rebin Gharib Sulaka Adhamat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Erbil, Iraq[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Perak | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eskilstuna City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Eskilstuna City | 53 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Dalkurd FF | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ljungskile SK | 20 | (0) |
| 2015 | Syrianska FC | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → AFC United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Elverum | 35 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Markhiya | 22 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Khor | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | Al-Shahania | 7 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Radnički Niš | 13 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Arda Kardzhali | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Levski Sofia | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Buriram United | 71 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Brommapojkarna | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | FC Seoul | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Iraq | 38 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:20, 21 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Sulaka started playing football in Eskilstuna City FK, where he as a 15-year-old made his debut in the first team. After the 2012 season, he did not renew the contract with the club. For the 2013 season he signed for Dalkurd FF. In January 2014 he signed a three-year contract with Ljungskile SK. In February 2015 wrote Sulaka on for Syrianska FC.[3] In August 2015, he was loaned out to AFC United.
Sulaka signed for Norwegian club Elverum for the 2016 season.[4] After a successful season that ended in promotion to the second tier, he extended his contract for the 2017 season.[5] He left the club mid-season and moved to Qatar.
On 9 July 2017, Sulaka signed for Qatari club Al-Markhiya.[6] He made his debut on 16 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a shock victory against giants Al-Sadd.[7] He was picked in the team of the week for his performance.[8]
Recently arrived at Radnički Niš, coach Milorad Kosanović expressed to the club management Sulaka to be his main desire to reinforce the defense, so the Serbian club signed him on 30 August 2019, a day before the closing of the transfer-window in Serbia and most of Europe.[9]
In January 2021 Sulaka signed a six-month deal with Levski Sofia.[10] In the spring of 2021 he left the club, which was experiencing financial troubles.[11]
On 21 February 2024, Sulaka joined FC Seoul of South Korean K League 1.[12] He played in three matches during the season before coming to a mutual agreement with the club to terminate the contract in June.[13]
On 12 June 2015, Rebin played his first game for the Iraq national team against JapaninYokohama, the match ended in a 4–0 defeat.[14] Rebin was present in the final rounds of Iraq's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, in which Iraq failed to qualify to the final tournament. In 2019, he was chosen in the Iraqi squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[15]
On 20 February 2022, Rebin announced his retirement from international football for personal reasons.[16] He announced a reversal of his retirement on 16 August 2023.[17] In December 2023, he was named in the Iraqi squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 January 2024 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Vietnam |
1–1 | 3–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
Sulaka was born in the suburb of AnkawainErbil, Iraq into an ethnic Assyrian family. In 2002, at the age of 10, Sulaka moved to Sweden with his family.
Buriram United