Francky Sembolo

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.

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)
2014	→ Hallescher 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)

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, VfL Osnabrück and currently Berliner AK 07.^[2][3]

International career

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

1. Francky Sembolo at WorldFootball.net
2. "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 Sembolo – FIFA 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.

External links

• Francky Sembolo at kicker (in German)