Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prishtina e Re | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| 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 | (2) |
| 2024 | Dnepr Mogilev | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | Jedinstvo Ub | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | BATE Borisov | 23 | (1) |
| 2026– | Prishtina e Re | 16 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026 | |||
Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. (born 3 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Prishtina e Re. Born in Sierra Leone, Kargbo represented Belgium at youth international level.
Early life
[edit]Born in Sierra Leone, Kargbo moved to Belgium at the age of 8 with his father, Ibrahim Kargbo.[2]
Club career
[edit]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]
In March 2025, Kargbo returned to Belarus, joining BATE Borisov.[13]
International career
[edit]Kargbo represented Belgium internationally at under-18 and under-19 levels.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 4 January 2023[15]
| 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
[edit]- 1 2 "Presenting the newcomer. Ibrahim Kargbo Junior". FC Dynamo Kyiv. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (27 July 2017). "Kargbo Jnr unsure about Sierra Leone commitment after allegations against his father". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "Zoon Ibrahim Kargbo tekent bij Crystal Palace" (in Dutch). BD. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ Mohamed Fajah Barrie (8 January 2018). "Ibrahim Kargbo Junior on the move with sights set on Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "KSV Roeselare verwelkomt Ibrahim Kargbo Junior" (in Dutch). KW. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "TRANSFER: Lierse Kempenzonen huurt bij Roeselare". 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "Dynamo transfers – two legionnaires of Kiev Benito and Kargbo will move to Olympic – Football news – UNIAN". 28 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Pregled pogodb med igralci in klubi 1.SNL na dan 11.02.2022" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Ibrahim Kargbo to feature for Doxa". fcdynamo.com. Dynamo Kyiv. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ↑ "Ibrahim Kargbo » First Division 2022/2023". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ибрахим Каргбо — игрок БАТЭ" [Ibrahim Kargbo - BATE player]. www.fcbate.by (in Russian). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ibrahim Kargbo" (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Freetown
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Sierra Leonean men's footballers
- Belgian people of Sierra Leonean descent
- Sierra Leonean emigrants to Belgium
- Men's association football forwards
- Beerschot AC players
- Reading F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- KSV Roeselare players
- Lierse SK (2018) players
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- FC Olimpik Donetsk players
- NK Celje players
- Doxa Katokopias FC players
- NK Solin players
- FC Dnepr Mogilev players
- FK Jedinstvo Ub players
- FC BATE Borisov players
- KF Prishtina e Re players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Belgian Third Division players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
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