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]
 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) | |||
Early life and childhood
editBorn 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
editOn 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
editAkolo 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
editClub
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
editIndividual
- 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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