Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chadrac Akolo Ababa | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St. Gallen | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2017 | Sion | 58 | (18) |
2016 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 16 | (9) |
2017–2019 | VfB Stuttgart | 38 | (5) |
2019–2022 | Amiens | 61 | (10) |
2021 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022– | St. Gallen | 69 | (21) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | DR Congo | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:37, 6 October 2021 (UTC) |
Chadrac Akolo Ababa (born 1 April 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen and the DR Congo national team. [2]
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. [3] It was there he caught the eye of FC Sion of the Swiss Super League. [3]
On 1 February 2016, Kinshasa-born Akolo joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. [4]
On 9 July 2017, Akolo signed a four-year-deal with VfB Stuttgart. [5]
In July 2019, he moved to Amiens SC. [6]
He joined SC Paderborn on loan until the end of the season in February 2021. [7]
On 3 July 2022, Akolo moved to St. Gallen in Switzerland on a two-year contract. [8]
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. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Amiens | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 4 | – | 38 | 10 | ||
Total | 61 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 14 | ||
Paderborn (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
St. Gallen | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 7 | 3 | 5 | – | 35 | 12 | |
2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 19 | 9 | ||
Total | 50 | 15 | 4 | 6 | – | 54 | 21 | |||
Career total | 119 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 36 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 October 2019 | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France | Ivory Coast | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
2 | 7 October 2021 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | Madagascar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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