Zakari Junior Lambo

Zakari Junior Lambo (born 19 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Knokke. Born in Belgium, he represents the Niger national team.

For this footballer's father, footballer born 1976, see Zakari Lambo.

Zakari Junior Lambo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999
Place of birth Aalst, Belgium
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Knokke
Number 15
Youth career
2015–2016 Mouscron
2016–2017 Ronse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Ronse 29 (6)
2018–2019 Winkel 28 (8)
2019–2020 Ronse 18 (8)
2020– Knokke 2 (0)
International career‡
2021– Niger 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:25, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:25, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Career

A youth product of Mouscron and Ronse, Lambo began his career with the semi-pro side Ronse. He transferred to Winkel in 2018, before returning to Ronse the following year. On 5 April 2020, Lambo signed a 2-year contract with Knokke.[2]

International career

Lambo was born in Belgium to a Nigerien father and Burkinabé mother, and holds all three passports. He was called up to represent the Niger national team for a set of friendlies in June 2021.[3] He debuted with Niger in a 2–0 friendly loss to the Gambia on 5 June 2021.[1]

Personal life

Lambo is the son of the former Nigerien international footballer Zakari Lambo.[4]

References
  1. "Zakari Junior Lambo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. KW, Redactie (5 April 2020). "Zakari Junior Lambo tekent contract voor twee seizoenen bij Royal Knokke FC". KW.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. Dinneweth, Steve (31 May 2021). "Junior Zakari Lambo (Knokke FC) geselecteerd voor nationale ploeg van Niger: "Een hele eer voor mij"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. KW, Redactie (31 May 2021). "Zakari Junior Lambo van Royal Knokke FC opgeroepen voor nationale ploeg van Niger". KW.be.
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