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 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Amiens | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Sion | 58 | (18) |
| 2016 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 16 | (9) |
| 2017–2019 | VfB Stuttgart | 38 | (5) |
| 2019– | Amiens | 31 | (5) |
| 2021 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | DR Congo | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Chadrac Akolo (born 1 April 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Ligue 2 club Amiens.[2]
Early life and childhood[]
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[]
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]
International career[]
Akolo made his debut for the DR Congo national football team in a 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Tunisia on 5 September 2017.[8]
International goals[]
- 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 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chadrac Akolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Chadrac Akolo". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/chadrac-akolo-s-heroic-path-from-refugee-to-stuttgart-wolfsburg-459228.jsp
- ^ "Chadrac Akolo est prêté à Xamax pour le deuxième tour" (in French). Footvaud. 1 February 2016. 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.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Congo DR-Tunisia - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
External links[]
- Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- Association football midfielders
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- FC Sion players
- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Amiens SC players
- SC Paderborn 07 players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
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- Ligue 2 players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
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