Easah Suliman

Easah Zaheer Suliman (born 26 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Nacional, on loan from Primeira Liga club Vitoria de Guimaraes. Suliman is a product of the Aston Villa Academy.

Suliman has represented England at youth level and is the first player of Asian heritage to captain an England football side, having done so at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 levels. Suliman played every game at centre back in the England Under-19s victorious UEFA European Under-19 Championship campaign in July 2017, scoring the opening goal in England's 2–1 final victory over Portugal. Suliman has played on loan at English Football League sides Cheltenham Town and Grimsby Town as well as Eredivisie side FC Emmen.

Club Career

Aston Villa

Having joined the Aston Villa academy at a young age, Suliman was called up to train with the first-team squad by Remi Garde during the 2015–16 season, and was named as a substitute for a match in the League Cup against Notts County on 25 August 2015. Suliman made his first team debut under manager Steve Bruce, featuring as a late substitute in a 4–1 League Cup victory over Wigan Athletic on 22 August 2017.

Cheltenham Town loan

On 4 August 2016, Suliman joined Cheltenham Town on loan until 2 January 2017. He made his Cheltenham debut on 6 August 2016 in a 1–1 home draw against Leyton Orient. Three days later he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 League Cup win against League One side Charlton Athletic.

Grimsby Town loan

On 31 January 2018, Suliman joined League Two side Grimsby Town until the end of the 2017–18 season. He made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with Port Vale on 10 March 2018.

FC Emmen loan

On 17 August 2018, Suliman joined Dutch Eredivisie side FC Emmen on a season-long loan deal. On 28 December 2018, Suliman was recalled from his loan spell at Emmen due to him playing only 9 minutes in