Zakari Junior Lambo (born 19 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Knokke. Born in Belgium, he represents the Niger national team.

Zakari Junior Lambo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Aalst, Belgium
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Knokke
Number 15
Youth career
2015–2016 Mouscron
2016–2017 Ronse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Ronse 29 (6)
2018–2019 Winkel 28 (8)
2019–2020 Ronse 18 (8)
2020– Knokke 2 (0)
International career
2021– Niger 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:25, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:25, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

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A youth product of Mouscron and Ronse, Lambo began his career with the semi-pro side Ronse. He transferred to Winkel in 2018, before returning to Ronse the following year. On 5 April 2020, Lambo signed a 2-year contract with Knokke.[2]

International career

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Lambo was born in Belgium to a Nigerien father and Burkinabé mother, and holds all three passports. He was called up to represent the Niger national team for a set of friendlies in June 2021.[3] He debuted with Niger in a 2–0 friendly loss to the Gambia on 5 June 2021.[1]

Personal life

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Lambo is the son of the former Nigerien international footballer Zakari Lambo.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zakari Junior Lambo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ KW, Redactie (5 April 2020). "Zakari Junior Lambo tekent contract voor twee seizoenen bij Royal Knokke FC". KW.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ Dinneweth, Steve (31 May 2021). "Junior Zakari Lambo (Knokke FC) geselecteerd voor nationale ploeg van Niger: "Een hele eer voor mij"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. ^ KW, Redactie (31 May 2021). "Zakari Junior Lambo van Royal Knokke FC opgeroepen voor nationale ploeg van Niger". KW.be.
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