Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franchel Ibara [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Étoile du Congo | ||
2007–2008 | Sochaux B | ||
2008–2010 | Étoile du Congo | ||
2010–2011 | AS Vita Club | ||
2011–2012 | AC Léopards | ||
2013–2015 | Étoile du Congo | ||
2016 | Diables Noirs | ||
2017 | CARA Brazzaville | ||
2018 | AS Otohô | ||
International career | |||
2007 | Congo U-20 | ||
2008–2009 | Congo | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Franchel Ibara (born 27 July 1989) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Ibara was born in Brazzaville, Congo. He played for Étoile du Congo before moving to FC Sochaux. [2] After one year in France, he returned to Étoile du Congo and played there until 2010. [3] In November 2010 he signed for DR Congo side AS Vita Club, before returning to Congo a year later. [4] He signed for AC Léopards in November 2011. [5]
Ibara received first cap for the full Congo national team in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Chad on 22 June 2008, and he scored his first goal in the match. [6]
He also appeared at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, scoring a goal from a penalty in the 59th minute of a match against Austria on 2 July. [6]
Franchel's brother Guillaume Ibara played most of his career in the Lower leagues in Belgium. [7] Guillaume played during his time for Belgian provincial football league team Entente Blegnytoise, international games for the Congo national team in the African Nations Cup Qualifier. [8]
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