Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.

Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. (born 3 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.

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
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Kyiv
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– Dynamo Kyiv 2 (0)
2020–2021 → Olimpik Donetsk (loan) 20 (3)
2022 → Celje (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2017–2018 Belgium U18 5 (1)
2018–2019 Belgium U19 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2022

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]

International career

Kargbo represented Belgium internationally at under-18 and under-19 levels.[10]

Career statistics
As of 1 January 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roeselare 2017–18 2000000020
2018–19 8010000090
2019–20 3000000030
Total 130100000140
Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) 2019–20 102000000102
Dynamo Kyiv 2019–20 2010000030
2020–21 0000000000
Total 2010000030
Olimpik Donetsk (loan) 2020–21 203100000213
Career total 455300000485

    References
    1. "Presenting the newcomer. Ibrahim Kargbo Junior". Official FC Dynamo Website. 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. 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" (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
    11. Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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