| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yannick Kakoko | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Saarbrücken, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SV Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ESV Saarbrücken | |||
| –2004 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 2004 | FC Metz | ||
| 2004–2009 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009 | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth II | 31 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | VfR Aalen | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden II | 13 | (2) |
| 2011– | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Germany U-17 | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yannick Kakoko (born 26 January 1990 in Saarbrücken) is a German footballer of Congolese descent who plays as a forward for SV Waldhof Mannheim.[1]
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Kakoko began his career with ESV Saarbrücken and later 1. FC Saarbrücken.[1] He left Saarbrücken in summer 2004, joining FC Metz, but returned to Germany after two years, joining FC Bayern Munich a youth contract. He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against VfR Aalen in March 2009, but had to be substituted due to injury.[2] He left Bayern Munich II in July 2009 and signed his first professional contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[3] After one year in the reserve team of Greuther Fürth, he signed a contract for VfR Aalen on 9 June 2010,[4] but was released by the club six months later.[5] He spent half a season playing for SV Wehen Wiesbaden II before joining SV Waldhof Mannheim in July 2011.
He was member of the Germany U-17 at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.[6]
Kakoko's father, Etepe, was also a footballer, representing Zaire (as the DR Congo was then known) at the 1974 World Cup. He also played for VfB Stuttgart, and later 1. FC Saarbrücken, whom Yannick represented as a youth.[7]