Francky Sembolo

Francky Sembolo
Sembolo with Arminia Bielefeld in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-09) 9 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Nkayi, Republic of the Congo
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
2005–2006 Canon Yaoundé
2006–2009 FC Oberneuland 86 (24)
2009–2011 Holstein Kiel 34 (3)
2011–2012 SV Wilhelmshaven 27 (18)
2012–2013 Jahn Regensburg 32 (8)
2013–2014 Arminia Bielefeld 8 (0)
2014Hallescher FC (loan) 14 (8)
2014–2016 VfL Osnabrück II 8 (1)
2014–2016 VfL Osnabrück 34 (2)
2016 Berliner AK 07 11 (1)
2017 SV Meppen 13 (1)
2017–2019 BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 37 (10)
2019 FC Teutonia Ottensen 11 (1)
International career
2005–2011 Congo 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:48, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Francky Sembolo (born 9 August 1985) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker.[1] Between 2005 and 2006 he made seven appearances for the Congo national team, scoring twice. Since 2006 he has been signed to German football clubs only.

Club career

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Sembolo started his career with Saint Michel d'Ouenzé and Canon Yaoundé before moving to Germany in 2006. Since then he has played for FC Oberneuland, Holstein Kiel, SV Wilhelmshaven, SSV Jahn Regensburg, Arminia Bielefeld, Hallescher FC, VfL Osnabrück and currently Berliner AK 07.[2][3]

International career

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Sembolo holds German citizenship,[4] but played internationally for Congo, his country of birth. He made his international debut in 2005,[2] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5] During the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Sembolo scored twice in a 3–1 win against Swaziland.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Francky Sembolo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Sembolo kommt für die Offensive" (in German). SSV Jahn Regensburg. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "5:0 beim ZFC Meuselwitz - Sembolo gleich mit Premierentor" [5–0 at ZFC Meuselwitz - Sembolo scores his debut goal immediately] (in German). Hallescher FC. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  5. ^ Francky SemboloFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ Carmarans, Christophe (11 October 2010). "CAN 2012: Le Congo se replace, le Ghana stagne". Radio France Internationale (in French). Archived from the original on 16 March 2015.
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