Francky Sembolo

Francky Sembolo
Personal information
Date of birth9 August 1985
Place of birthNkayi, Republic of the Congo
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
VfL Osnabrück
Number11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
2005–2006Canon Yaoundé
2006–2009FC Oberneuland86(24)
2009–2011Holstein Kiel34(3)
2011–2012SV Wilhelmshaven27(18)
2012–2013Jahn Regensburg32(8)
2013–2014Arminia Bielefeld8(0)
2014Hallescher FC (loan)14(8)
2014–VfL Osnabrück9(0)
National team
2005–Congo7(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:39, 15 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:48, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Francky Sembolo (born 9 August 1985) is a Congolese international footballer, currently playing for German side VfL Osnabrück as a striker.[1]

Career

Club career

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 and VfL Osnabrück.[2][3][4][5]

International career

Sembolo holds German citizenship,[6] but plays internationally for Congo, his country of birth. He made his international debut in 2005,[2] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[7] During the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Sembolo scored twice in a 3–1 win against Swaziland.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Player's Profile: Francky Sembolo" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Francky Sembolo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. Francky Sembolo at fussballdaten.de (German)
  4. Francky Sembolo profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. "Sembolo kommt für die Offensive" (in German). SSV Jahn Regensburg. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. "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.
  7. Francky SemboloFIFA competition record
  8. 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.