Chadrac Akolo

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
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Playing position Midfielder
Club 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)
National team‡
2017– DR Congo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

  1. 1 2 http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/chadrac-akolo-s-heroic-path-from-refugee-to-stuttgart-wolfsburg-459228.jsp
  2. ↑ "Chadrac Akolo est prêté à Xamax pour le deuxième tour" (in French). Footvaud. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "VfB sign Chadrac Akolo". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Congo DR-Tunisia - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.


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