Franchel Ibara

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Franchel Ibara
Personal information
Full name Franchel Ibara [1]
Date of birth (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. Franchel Ibara joueur de Libre/Etranger - Foot National
  3. Franchel Ibara at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. octobre | 2011 | Angongaj2011's Blog | Page 3
  5. Football : Franchel Ibara dans les rangs d'AC Léopards
  6. 1 2 Franchel Ibara FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. Franchel Ibara vers Sochaux !
  8. International Matches 1995 - Africa