Abu-Bakarr Kargbo

Abu-Bakarr Kargbo (born 21 December 1992) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a striker for FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin.

Abu-Bakarr Kargbo
Kargbo in 2013
Personal information
Full name Abu-Bakarr Kargbo
Date of birth (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992
Place of birth Bo, Sierra Leone
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin
Number 11
Youth career
TSV Rudow
0000–2005 Neuköllner Sportfreunde
2005–2009 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hertha BSC 52 (5)
2011–2012 Hertha BSC 0 (0)
2013 Bayer Leverkusen II 3 (0)
2013–2015 Austria Lustenau 21 (1)
2015–2016 BSV SW Rehden 43 (18)
2016–2017 SV Rödinghausen 18 (9)
2017– FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 15 (10)
National team
2007 Germany U15 1 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U16 11 (4)
2009 Germany U17 9 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U18 6 (1)
2010 Germany U19 1 (0)
2018– Sierra Leone 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 March 2018

Career

Kargbo rejected a move to English side Stoke City in 2012 having played two games for the under 21 side following his release by German side Hertha BSC that summer.[1][2]

International career

Born in Sierra Leone, and raised in Germany, Kargbo was a youth international for Germany. On 17 March 2018, Kargbo was debuted for the Sierra Leone national football team in a friendly 4–0 loss to Iran.[3]

References

  1. "Abu Bakarr Kargbo Hertha BSC trennt sich von Kargbo" (in German). 30 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. "Agent reveals German youngster Abu-Bakarr Kargbo rejected Stoke offer". 12 September 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Iran vs. Sierra Leone (4:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.


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