Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.

Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. (born 3 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
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)
International career
2017–2018 Belgium U18 5 (1)
2018–2019 Belgium U19 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Born in Sierra Leone, Kargbo represented Belgium at youth international level.

Early life

Born in Sierra Leone, Kargbo moved to Belgium at the age of 8 with his father, Ibrahim Kargbo.[2]

Club career

Kargbo 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

Kargbo represented Belgium internationally at under-18 and under-19 levels.[13]

Career statistics
As of 4 January 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roeselare 2017–18 20000020
2018–19 80100090
2019–20 30000030
Total 1301000140
Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) 2019–20 1020000102
Dynamo Kyiv 2019–20 20100030
2020–21 00000000
2021–22 00000000
2022–23 00000000
Total 20100030
Olimpik Donetsk (loan) 2020–21 2031000213
Celje (loan) 2021–22 00000000
Doxa Katokopias (loan) 2022–23 70000070
Career total 5253000555

    References
    1. "Presenting the newcomer. Ibrahim Kargbo Junior". FC Dynamo Kyiv. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
    2. Mohamed Fajah Barrie (27 July 2017). "Kargbo Jnr unsure about Sierra Leone commitment after allegations against his father". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
    3. "Zoon Ibrahim Kargbo tekent bij Crystal Palace" (in Dutch). BD. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
    4. Mohamed Fajah Barrie (8 January 2018). "Ibrahim Kargbo Junior on the move with sights set on Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
    5. "KSV Roeselare verwelkomt Ibrahim Kargbo Junior" (in Dutch). KW. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
    6. "TRANSFER: Lierse Kempenzonen huurt bij Roeselare". 29 August 2019.
    7. "Dynamo transfers – two legionnaires of Kiev Benito and Kargbo will move to Olympic – Football news – UNIAN". 28 August 2020.
    8. "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.
    9. "Pregled pogodb med igralci in klubi 1.SNL na dan 11.02.2022" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
    10. "Ibrahim Kargbo to feature for Doxa". fcdynamo.com. Dynamo Kyiv. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
    11. "Ibrahim Kargbo » First Division 2022/2023". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
    12. "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.
    13. "Ibrahim Kargbo" (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
    14. Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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