Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.

Sierra Leonean-born Belgian footballer
Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)
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)
2023 Solin 7 (0)
2024– Dnepr Mogilev 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Belgium U18 5 (1)
2018–2019 Belgium U19 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2024

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

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
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

  1. ^ a b "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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