Yannick Kakoko

Yannick Kakoko (born 26 January 1990 in Saarbrücken) is a German footballer of Congolese descent who plays as a midfielder for Union Titus Pétange.[1]

Yannick Kakoko
Personal information
Full name Yannick Kakoko
Date of birth (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990
Place of birth Saarbrücken, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Titus Pétange
Youth career
ESV Saarbrücken
0000–2004 1. FC Saarbrücken
2004 FC Metz
2004–2009 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Bayern Munich II 3 (0)
2009–2010 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1 (0)
2009–2010 SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 31 (14)
2010–2011 VfR Aalen 5 (0)
2011 SV Wehen Wiesbaden II 13 (2)
2011–2012 SV Waldhof Mannheim 8 (1)
2012–2013 FC Homburg 27 (5)
2013–2014 FC Wohlen 29 (4)
2014–2016 Miedź Legnica 40 (3)
2016–2018 Arka Gdynia 51 (4)
2018–2019 F91 Dudelange 3 (0)
2019– Titus Pétange 0 (0)
National team
2007 Germany U-17 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:44, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

Kakoko began his career with ESV Saarbrücken and later 1. FC Saarbrücken.[1] He left Saarbrücken in summer 2004, joining FC Metz, but returned to Germany after two years, joining FC Bayern Munich a youth contract. He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against VfR Aalen in March 2009, but had to be substituted due to injury.[2] He left Bayern Munich II in July 2009 and signed his first professional contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth. After one year in the reserve team of Greuther Fürth, he signed a contract for VfR Aalen on 9 June 2010, but was released by the club six months later. He spent half a season playing for SV Wehen Wiesbaden II before joining SV Waldhof Mannheim in July 2011. A year later he signed for FC Homburg.

Kakoko joined Union Titus Pétange ahead of the 2019/20 season on a 3-year contract.[3]

International career

He was member of the Germany U-17 at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.[4]

Personal life

Kakoko's father, Etepe, was also a footballer, representing Zaire (as the DR Congo was then known) at the 1974 World Cup. He also played for VfB Stuttgart, and later 1. FC Saarbrücken, whom Yannick represented as a youth.[5]

Honours

Club
Arka Gdynia

References
  1. "Kakoko, Yannick" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. "Yannick Kakoko" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. Le Titus Pétange se donne les moyens de ses ambitions, wort.lu, 24 June 2019
  4. "Nationalspieler Yannick Kakoko" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  5. "Etepe reflects on Zaire's 1974 adventure". FIFA. 22 June 2014.
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