Sidney Kargbo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Kargbo | ||
| Date of birth | July 1, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Sierra Rangers | ||
| 2002–2004 | RWD Molenbeek | ||
| 2004–2006 | R. Charleroi S.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Brussels[1] | 42 | (3) |
| 2008 | FC Inter Turku | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | K.V. Red Star Waasland | 10 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Kapaz PFC | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Sierra Leone | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sidney Kargbo (born 1 July 1986 in Freetown[2]) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who last played for Azerbaijani side Kapaz PFC. He is the younger brother of the Sierra Leone national football team captain Ibrahim Kargbo.
Early life
[edit]Kargbo was born and raised in the east end of Freetown, Sierra Leone to Temne parents.
Career
[edit]He began his football career with East End Lions in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. Kargbo is commonly known in Sierra Leone by his nickname Pablo Cham, his former teams are Sierra Rangers, Sporting Charleroi[3] in 2003-2004 sydney was voted best youth player by the sporting charleroi fans[4] and joined 2005 to FC Brussels after 42 games in two year was released from FC Brussels.[5] In November 2008 signed for FC Inter Turku played only one Liigacup match[6] and joined than two months later to K.V. Red Star Waasland.
Position
[edit]He is a central defender/defensive midfielder.
International career
[edit]Kargbo plays for the Leone's Star, Sierra Leone senior soccer team. Kargbo made his international debut for Sierra Leone against Mali on September 5, 2006, in Freetown. Since his debut he has been a regular in the Sierra Leone national team.
Personal life
[edit]His older brother is Sierra Leonean international defender Ibrahim Kargbo who currently plays for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie. Sidney along with his brother Ibrahim Kargbo are the first brothers to play for the Leone Stars (Sierra Leone national team) since the three Kallon brothers (Mohamed Kallon, Kemokai Kallon, Musa Kallon and Kevin Kargbo.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Footgoal Profile Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sierra Leone Football Association
- ^ "Cookies op VI.nl". www.vi.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Sydney Kargbo 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ Cordier, Kargbo et Durieux peuvent partir ! Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Inter testaa maalivahtia ja topparia". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ Players' Profiles - SLIFA: Ibrahim Kargbo[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Sidney Kargbo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Sierra Leonean men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
- Footballers from Freetown
- Temne people
- FC Inter Turku players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Sierra Leone men's international footballers