| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Kargbo | ||
| Date of birth | July 1, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | K.V. Red Star Waasland | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999-2002 | Sierra Rangers | ||
| 2002-2004 | RWD Molenbeek | ||
| 2004-2006 | R. Charleroi S.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006-2008 | FC Brussels[1] | 42 | (3) |
| 2008 | FC Inter Turku | 3 | (0) |
| 2009-2010 | K.V. Red Star Waasland | 10 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Sierra Leone | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sidney Kargbo (born 1 July 1986 in Freetown[2]) is a Sierra Leonean international footballer for K.V. Red Star Waasland.
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Kargbo was born and raised in the east end of Freetown, Sierra Leone to Temne parents.
He bagan his football career with East End Lions in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. Kargbo is commonly know in Sierra Leone by his nickname Pablo Cham, his former teams are Sierra Rangers, Sporting Charleroi[3] in 2003-2004 sydney was voted best youth player by the sporting charleroi fans[4] and joined 2005 to FC Brussels after 42 games in two year was released from FC Brussels.[5] In November 2008 signed for FC Inter Turku played only one Liigacup match[6] and joined than two months later to K.V. Red Star Waasland.
He is a central defender/defensive midfielder.
Kargbo plays for the Leone's Star, Sierra Leone senior soccer team. Kargbo made his international debut for Sierra Leone against Mali on September 5, 2006 in Freetown. Since his debut he has been a regular in the Sierra Leone national team.
His older brother is Sierra Leonean international defender Ibrahim Kargbo who currently plays for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie. Sidney along with his brother Ibrahim Kargbo are the first brothers to play for the Leone Stars (Sierra Leone national team) since the three Kallon brothers (Mohamed Kallon, Kemokai Kallon, Musa Kallon and Kevin Kargbo.[7]