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Chadrac Akolo

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Chadrac Akolo
Akolo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name Chadrac Akolo Ababa
Date of birth (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29)
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)
2016Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 16 (9)
2017–2019 VfB Stuttgart 38 (5)
2019–2022 Amiens 61 (10)
2021SC Paderborn (loan) 8 (1)
2022– St. Gallen 69 (21)
International career
2017– DR Congo 15 (2)
*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

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 20 January 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

International

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Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akolo goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Chadrac Akolo
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

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chadrac Akolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ Chadrac Akolo at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b "Chadrac Akolo's heroic path from refugee to Stuttgart and Bundesliga star".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "VfB sign Chadrac Akolo". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Chadrac Akolo departs for SC Amiens". VfB Stuttgart. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Paderborn verpflichtet Ex-Stuttgarter Akolo". kicker (in German). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. ^ "FCSG verpflichtet Chadrac Akolo" (in German). St. Gallen. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  9. ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Congo DR-Tunisia". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
  10. ^ Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Swiss Cup Games and Statistics". www.schweizercup.ch. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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