Chadrac Akolo
 Akolo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chadrac Akolo Ababa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Gallen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Sion | 58 | (18) |
| 2016 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 16 | (9) |
| 2017–2019 | VfB Stuttgart | 38 | (5) |
| 2019–2022 | Amiens | 61 | (10) |
| 2021 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022– | St. Gallen | 69 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | DR Congo | 15 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:37, 6 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Chadrac Akolo Ababa (born 1 April 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen and the DR Congo national team.[2]
Early life and childhood
[edit]Born in the DR Congo, Akolo left the country with his family due to the political upheaval there and journeyed across the Mediterranean, arriving in Switzerland at age 14.[3] It was there he caught the eye of FC Sion of the Swiss Super League.[3]
Club career
[edit]On 1 February 2016, Kinshasa-born Akolo joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[4]
On 9 July 2017, Akolo signed a four-year deal with VfB Stuttgart.[5]
In July 2019, he moved to Amiens SC.[6]
He joined SC Paderborn on loan until the end of the season in February 2021.[7]
On 3 July 2022, Akolo moved to St. Gallen in Switzerland on a two-year contract.[8]
International career
[edit]Akolo made his debut for the DR Congo national team in a 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Tunisia on 5 September 2017.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 January 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Amiens | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 4 | – | 38 | 10 | ||
| Total | 61 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 14 | ||
| Paderborn (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| St. Gallen | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 7 | 3 | 5 | – | 35 | 12 | |
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 19 | 9 | ||
| Total | 50 | 15 | 4 | 6 | – | 54 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 119 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 36 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
International
[edit]- Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akolo goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2019 | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France |  Ivory Coast |
1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 October 2021 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo |  Madagascar |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Swiss Cup top scorer: 2022–23 (shared) [better source needed] [11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chadrac Akolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Chadrac Akolo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Chadrac Akolo's heroic path from refugee to Stuttgart and Bundesliga star".
- ^ "Chadrac Akolo est prêté à Xamax pour le deuxième tour" (in French). Footvaud. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "VfB sign Chadrac Akolo". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Chadrac Akolo departs for SC Amiens". VfB Stuttgart. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Paderborn verpflichtet Ex-Stuttgarter Akolo". kicker (in German). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "FCSG verpflichtet Chadrac Akolo" (in German). St. Gallen. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Congo DR-Tunisia". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway
- ^ "Swiss Cup Games and Statistics". www.schweizercup.ch. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway
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