Chadrac Akolo

Chadrac Akolo
	Akolo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Chadrac Akolo Ababa
Date of birth	1 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St. Gallen
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Sion
2016	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)
2017–2019	VfB Stuttgart
2019–2022	Amiens
2021	→ SC Paderborn (loan)
2022–	St. Gallen
International career‡
2017–	DR Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 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]

Early life and childhood

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]

Club career

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]

International career

Akolo made his debut for the DR Congo national team in a 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Tunisia on 5 September 2017.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 January 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Total
Club	Season	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

^ Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup
^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue

International

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akolo goal.^[1]

List of international goals scored by Chadrac Akolo
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

Honours

Individual

Swiss Cup top scorer: 2022–23 (shared) ^{[better source needed]} ^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "Chadrac Akolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^ Chadrac Akolo at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "Chadrac Akolo's heroic path from refugee to Stuttgart and Bundesliga star".
^ "Chadrac Akolo est prêté à Xamax pour le deuxième tour" (in French). Footvaud. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ "VfB sign Chadrac Akolo". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "Chadrac Akolo departs for SC Amiens". VfB Stuttgart. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "Paderborn verpflichtet Ex-Stuttgarter Akolo". kicker (in German). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "FCSG verpflichtet Chadrac Akolo" (in German). St. Gallen. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Congo DR-Tunisia". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
^ Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway
^ "Swiss Cup Games and Statistics". www.schweizercup.ch. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

External links

Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway

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[11] Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup

[12] Includes Coupe de la Ligue

[NFT-1] "Chadrac Akolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[2] Chadrac Akolo at WorldFootball.net

[bundesliga-3] "Chadrac Akolo's heroic path from refugee to Stuttgart and Bundesliga star".

[4] "Chadrac Akolo est prêté à Xamax pour le deuxième tour" (in French). Footvaud. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[5] "VfB sign Chadrac Akolo". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

[6] "Chadrac Akolo departs for SC Amiens". VfB Stuttgart. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

[7] "Paderborn verpflichtet Ex-Stuttgarter Akolo". kicker (in German). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[8] "FCSG verpflichtet Chadrac Akolo" (in German). St. Gallen. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[9] FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Congo DR-Tunisia". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.

[10] Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway

[13] "Swiss Cup Games and Statistics". www.schweizercup.ch. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

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