Francky Sembolo Explained

Francky Sembolo
Birth Date:9 August 1985
Birth Place:Nkayi, Republic of the Congo
Height:1.82 m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
Clubnumber:12
Years1:2005
Clubs1:Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
Years2:2005–2006
Clubs2:Canon Yaoundé
Years3:2006–2009
Clubs3:FC Oberneuland
Caps3:86
Goals3:24
Years4:2009–2011
Clubs4:Holstein Kiel
Caps4:34
Goals4:3
Years5:2011–2012
Clubs5:SV Wilhelmshaven
Caps5:27
Goals5:18
Years6:2012–2013
Clubs6:Jahn Regensburg
Caps6:32
Goals6:8
Years7:2013–2014
Clubs7:Arminia Bielefeld
Caps7:8
Goals7:0
Years8:2014
Clubs8:Hallescher FC (loan)
Caps8:14
Goals8:8
Years9:2014–2016
Clubs9:VfL Osnabrück II
Caps9:8
Goals9:1
Years10:2014–2016
Clubs10:VfL Osnabrück
Caps10:34
Goals10:2
Years11:2016
Clubs11:Berliner AK 07
Caps11:11
Goals11:1
Years12:2017
Clubs12:SV Meppen
Caps12:13
Goals12:1
Years13:2017–2019
Clubs13:BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
Caps13:37
Goals13:10
Years14:2019
Clubs14:FC Teutonia Ottensen
Caps14:11
Goals14:1
Nationalyears1:2005–2011
Nationalteam1:Congo
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:2
Club-Update:1 July 2019
Nationalteam-Update:19:48, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Francky Sembolo (born 9 August 1985) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker. 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

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.[1] [2]

International career

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile . National-Football-Teams.com . 30 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Sembolo kommt für die Offensive . German . SSV Jahn Regensburg . 12 July 2012 . 12 July 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20121209033315/http://www.ssv-jahn.de/News/Newsarchiv/tabid/61/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1097/language/de-DE/Sembolo-kommt-fur-die-Offensive.aspx . 9 December 2012 .
  3. Web site: 5:0 beim ZFC Meuselwitz - Sembolo gleich mit Premierentor. 5–0 at ZFC Meuselwitz - Sembolo scores his debut goal immediately. 15 January 2014. 15 March 2015. German. Hallescher FC.
  4. Web site: Christophe. Carmarans. CAN 2012: Le Congo se replace, le Ghana stagne. French. Radio France Internationale. 11 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20150316141234/http://afriquefoot.rfi.fr/20101010-can-2012-le-congo-replace-le-ghana-stagne/. 16 March 2015.