Chadrac Akolo

Chadrac Akolo

Akolo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Chadrac Akolo Ababa
Date of birth	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Sion	58	(18)
2016	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)	16	(9)
2017–2019	VfB Stuttgart	38	(5)
2019–2022	Amiens	61	(10)
2021	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	8	(1)
2022–2025	St. Gallen	100	(27)
2025–	Thep Xanh Nam Dinh	0	(0)
International career‡
2017–	DR Congo	27	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:37, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Chadrac Akolo Ababa (born 1 April 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as forward for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh and the DR Congo national team. ^[2]

Early life and childhood

Born in the DR Congo, Akolo left the country with his family due to the political upheaval there and journeyed across the Mediterranean, arriving in Switzerland at age 14. ^[3] It was there he caught the eye of FC Sion of the Swiss Super League. ^[3]

Club career

On 1 February 2016, Kinshasa-born Akolo joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. ^[4]

On 9 July 2017, Akolo signed a four-year deal with VfB Stuttgart. ^[5]

In July 2019, he moved to Amiens SC. ^[6]

He joined SC Paderborn on loan until the end of the season in February 2021. ^[7]

On 3 July 2022, Akolo moved to St. Gallen in Switzerland on a two-year contract. ^[8]

On 7 October 2025, Akolo signed for Vietnamese club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh alongside his fellow countryman Arnaud Lusamba. ^[9]

International career

Akolo made his debut for the DR Congo national team in a 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Tunisia on 5 September 2017. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
U-21 Sion	2012–13	1. Liga Promotion	3	1	–		–		–		3	1
	2013–14	1. Liga Promotion	20	7	–		–		–		20	7
	2014–15	1. Liga Promotion	12	7	–		–		–		12	7
	2015–16	1. Liga Promotion	3	2	–		–		–		3	2
	Total		38	17	–		–		–		38	17
Sion	2013–14	Swiss Super League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2014–15	Swiss Super League	16	0	2	0	–		–		18	0
	2015–16	Swiss Super League	7	0	2	0	–		–		9	0
	2016–17	Swiss Super League	34	15	6	3	–		–		40	18
	Total		59	15	10	3	–		–		69	18
Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)	2015–16	Swiss Challenge League	16	9	–		–		–		16	9
VfB Stuttgart	2017–18	Bundesliga	22	5	3	1	–		–		25	6
	2018–19	Bundesliga	18	0	1	0	–		–		19	0
	Total		40	5	4	1	–		–		44	6
Amiens	2019–20	Ligue 2	15	2	0	0	1	0	–		16	2
	2020–21	Ligue 2	13	2	1	0	–		–		14	2
	2021–22	Ligue 2	33	6	5	4	–		–		38	10
	Total		61	10	6	4	1	0	–		68	14
Paderborn (loan)	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	8	1	–		–		–		8	1
St. Gallen	2022–23	Swiss Super League	32	7	4	5	–		–		36	12
	2023–24	Swiss Super League	37	14	2	1	–		–		39	15
	2024–25	Swiss Super League	31	6	1	0	–		11 [c]	5	43	11
	Total		100	27	7	6	–		11	5	118	38
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh	2025–26	V.League 1	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			332	84	27	14	1	0	11	5	361	104

1. Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, Vietnamese Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Apperances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 9 September 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
DR Congo	2017	1	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	7	1
	2021	7	1
	2022	3	0
	2023	3	0
	2024	3	0
Total		27	2

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akolo goal.

List of international goals scored by Chadrac Akolo

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 2019	Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France	10	Ivory Coast	1–2	1–3	Friendly
2	7 October 2021	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	16	Madagascar	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

• Swiss Cup top scorer: 2022–23 (shared) ^{[ better source needed ] [12]}

References

1. "Chadrac Akolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
2. Chadrac Akolo at WorldFootball.net
3. "Chadrac Akolo's heroic path from refugee to Stuttgart and Bundesliga star".
4. "Chadrac Akolo est prêté à Xamax pour le deuxième tour" (in French). Footvaud. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
5. "VfB sign Chadrac Akolo". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
6. "Chadrac Akolo departs for SC Amiens". VfB Stuttgart. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
7. "Paderborn verpflichtet Ex-Stuttgarter Akolo". kicker (in German). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
8. "FCSG verpflichtet Chadrac Akolo" (in German). St. Gallen. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
9. "CLB Nam Định công bố liền lúc 2 hợp đồng bom tấn". vov.vn (in Vietnamese). VOV. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
10. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Congo DR-Tunisia". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
11. Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway
12. "Swiss Cup Games and Statistics". www.schweizercup.ch. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

External links

• Chadrac Akolo at Soccerway