Chadrac Akolo
Appearance
![]() Akolo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chadrac Akolo Ababa | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Sion | 58 | (18) |
2016 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 16 | (9) |
2017– | VfB Stuttgart | 10 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2017 |
Chadrac Akolo (born 1 April 1995) is a Congolese footballer, who plays as midfielder for VfB Stuttgart.
Early life and childhood
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.[1] It was there he caught the eye of FC Sion of the Swiss Super League.[1]
Career
On 1 February 2016, Kinshasa-born Akolo joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[2]
On 9 July 2017, Akolo signed a four-year-deal with VfB Stuttgart.[3]
International career
Akolo made his debut for the DR Congo national football team in a 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Tunisia on 5 September 2017.[4]
References
- ^ a b http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/chadrac-akolo-s-heroic-path-from-refugee-to-stuttgart-wolfsburg-459228.jsp
- ^ "Chadrac Akolo est prêté à Xamax pour le deuxième tour" (in French). Footvaud. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "VfB sign Chadrac Akolo". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Congo DR-Tunisia - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
External links
- Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- FC Sion players
- Neuchâtel Xamax players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Bundesliga players
- Association football midfielders
- Democratic Republic of the Congo football biography stubs