Offrande Zanzala

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Offrande Zanzala
Personal information
Full name Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
(on loan from Barrow)
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2015 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Derby County 0 (0)
2016 → Stevenage (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Chester (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 6 (1)
2018–2020 Accrington Stanley 51 (10)
2020–2021 Crewe Alexandra 5 (0)
2021 Carlisle United 22 (5)
2021– Barrow 19 (3)
2022– → Exeter City (loan) 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala (born 13 December 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Exeter City, on loan from League Two club Barrow.[3] He started his football career at Derby County, and was later at Accrington Stanley and Crewe Alexandra.

Career[]

Zanzala emigrated with his family from the Republic of the Congo to Austria in 1999 due to the Second Republic of the Congo Civil War.[4]

Derby County[]

Aged eight, he moved with his family to England, and, aged 12, signed with the Derby County Academy.[4] He was named as the Under-21 Premier League Player of the Month in October 2015 after scoring four goals in three youth team matches.[5] On 23 January 2016, he joined League Two side Stevenage on a one-month loan.[6] He made his debut in the Football League later that day, playing the first 67 minutes of a draw with Barnet at Broadhall Way.[7] In February 2017, Zanzala signed a contract extension keeping him with the Rams until 2019.[8]

Zanzala joined National League club Chester on loan in October 2017.[9] He returned to Derby the following month after the expiry of his loan.[10] In January 2018 he was loaned out again, to Accrington Stanley in League Two.[11] He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2018, an injury-time penalty after he had been fouled, in a 0-4 win at Wycombe Wanderers.[12]

Accrington Stanley[]

On 2 August 2018, Zanzala rejoined Accrington, this time on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13] On 24 June 2020 it was announced Zanzala was leaving Accrington Stanley, having scored eight goals in his second season at the club.[14]

Crewe Alexandra[]

On 1 July 2020, Crewe Alexandra announced Zanzala had joined the club on a one-year deal with the option of a second year.[15] He made his Crewe debut in a 3-2 victory at Bolton Wanderers in an EFL Trophy group game on 8 September 2020.[16] He scored his only goal for Crewe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Shrewsbury Town.[17] On 2 January 2021 it was confirmed that Zanzala had been released by Crewe by mutual consent.[18]

Carlisle United[]

On 8 January 2021 he signed for Carlisle United.[19] At the end of the season, Zanzala was offered a new contract with the club.[20]

Barrow[]

On 7 June 2021, Zanzala joined Barrow on a two-year contract.[21] On 10 January 2022, Zanzala joined EFL League Two side Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[22]

Personal life[]

Zanzala has three brothers. He is a devout Christian who prays before every game.[23] He went to school with Kwame Thomas and the two are still good friends,[24] as they both began their pro careers with Derby.

Career statistics[]

As of 1 January 2022
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[25] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2015–16[26] Derby County Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[27] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derby total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[26] Stevenage (loan) League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2017–18[27] Chester (loan) National League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2017–18[27] Accrington Stanley (loan) League One 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
2018–19[28] Accrington Stanley League One 27 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 32 6
2019–20[29] 24 6 0 0 0 0 4 2 28 8
Accrington total 51 10 1 1 1 0 7 3 60 14
2020–21[30] Crewe Alexandra League One 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 10 1
2020–21[30] Carlisle United League Two 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5
2021–22[31] Barrow League Two 19 3 3 1 2 0 3 1 27 5
Career total 109 19 5 2 3 0 14 5 131 26

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Offrande Zancala". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ "CONTRACT: Barrow complete signing of former Carlisle United forward". www.barrowafc.com/.
  4. ^ a b "Offrande Zanzala: 'Derby Gave Me A Chance After I Felt My Dream Was Gone'". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Rams starlet Offrande Zanzala named Barclays U21 Premier League player of the month". Derby Telegraph. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Stevenage sign Deimantas Petravicius and Offrande Zanzala". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Stevenage's winless streak stretched to seven games after they were held to a draw by Barnet in League Two". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Offrande Zanzala Signs New Derby County Contract". dcfc.co.uk.
  9. ^ Powell, Dave (14 October 2017). "Derby County youngster Offrande Zanzala joins Chester FC on loan". The Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. ^ Wakefield, Mark (16 November 2017). "Derby striker returns to club after loan spell". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Offrande Zanzala: Accrington Stanley sign Derby striker and Akeel Francis". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 0-4 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Offrande Zanzala: Derby County forward joins Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  14. ^ Accrington Stanley: Retained list, 24 June 2020/
  15. ^ Powell, Dave (1 July 2020). "Crewe Alex seal deal for striker Offrande Zanzala from Accrington Stanley". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Crewe Alexandra". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Crewe 3-4 Shrewsbury". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Zanzala Leaves Club By Mutual Consent". CreweAlex.net. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Carlisle sign ex-Crewe striker Zanzala". BBC Sport.
  20. ^ "CLUB: Retained and released list 20/21". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Offrande Zanzala Joins The Bluebirds". www.barrowafc.com. 7 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Offrande Zanzala joins Exeter City on loan". Barrow AFC. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  23. ^ Baines, Ollie (25 August 2016). "Surviving in the jungle away from war to joining exeter city Offrande Zanzala: "God is my everything"". Cross The Line. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  24. ^ Baines, Ollie (21 August 2016). "Coventry City and England U20 international, Kwame Thomas: "Jesus is the source of my success"". Cross The Line. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  25. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  27. ^ a b c "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Congo - O. Zanzala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.

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