Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. (born 3 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Jedinstvo Ub. Born in Sierra Leone, Kargbo represented Belgium at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jedinstvo Ub | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beerschot | |||
| Reading | |||
| 2016–2018 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Roeselare | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Olimpik Donetsk (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Celje (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Doxa Katokopias (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Celje | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Solin | 7 | (2) |
| 2024 | Dnepr Mogilev | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Jedinstvo Ub | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:36, 6 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBorn in Sierra Leone, Kargbo moved to Belgium at the age of 8 with his father, Ibrahim Kargbo.[2]
Club career
editKargbo played youth football for Beerschot, Reading and Crystal Palace,[3] before signing for Roeselare of the Belgian First Division B in January 2018.[4][5] He moved on loan to Lierse Kempenzonen in August 2019.[6]
In December 2019, Kargbo signed for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[1] In August 2020, he moved on loan to Olimpik Donetsk.[7] In January 2022, Kargbo was loaned to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Celje;[8] however, his contract was terminated just one month later.[9]
In August 2022, Kargbo was loaned to Cypriot club Doxa Katokopias.[10] After half a season in Cyprus, where he made seven league appearances,[11] he returned to Slovenia and signed with Celje on a permanent deal.[12]
International career
editKargbo represented Belgium internationally at under-18 and under-19 levels.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 4 January 2023[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roeselare | 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) | 2019–20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Olimpik Donetsk (loan) | 2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Celje (loan) | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doxa Katokopias (loan) | 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Presenting the newcomer. Ibrahim Kargbo Junior". FC Dynamo Kyiv. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (27 July 2017). "Kargbo Jnr unsure about Sierra Leone commitment after allegations against his father". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Zoon Ibrahim Kargbo tekent bij Crystal Palace" (in Dutch). BD. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (8 January 2018). "Ibrahim Kargbo Junior on the move with sights set on Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "KSV Roeselare verwelkomt Ibrahim Kargbo Junior" (in Dutch). KW. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "TRANSFER: Lierse Kempenzonen huurt bij Roeselare". 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Dynamo transfers – two legionnaires of Kiev Benito and Kargbo will move to Olympic – Football news – UNIAN". 28 August 2020.
- ^ "V Celje je prišel nov igralec, ki bo zadolžen za gole, doslej pa je bil soigralec Benjamina Verbiča" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Pregled pogodb med igralci in klubi 1.SNL na dan 11.02.2022" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahim Kargbo to feature for Doxa". fcdynamo.com. Dynamo Kyiv. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahim Kargbo » First Division 2022/2023". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Nova okrepitev v Celju: Vrnil se je igralec, ki ima v Celju neporavnane dolgove". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Ibrahim Kargbo" (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2022.